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Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
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> I had my PM, a Medtronics KDR701 (DDDR), implanted 14 months ago.
> A month ago I underwent my last (third) PM control. At the end of the
> visit, the cardiologist told me he had increased the AV interval of my
> PM in order to increase my spontaneous cardiac activity.
> Matter of fact, I see the following setting changes (I do not know
> which are the primary and the secondary ones) reported on the paper
> printout he left me:
> - min. frequency: down from 60 to 50 per minute
> - stimulated AV: up from 150 to 250 ms
> - measured AV: up from 120 to 140 ms
> - ventricular catheter sensitivity: up from 2.80 to 4.00 mV.
>
> Bad news: since that last control, now and then I have been feeling
> series, lasting one to two minutes, of spasms coming from my heart
> region, specially when laying down. During those spasms I cannot
> notice any irregularity in my pulse rate.
> What could be the reason of those (unpleasant) symptoms?
Might be that the PM is stimulating your diaphragm. Does it feel like
a hiccup?
> The next PM control is scheduled next december: should I worry and
> request an earlier control?
If the above, it is not life-threatening but getting it addressed
sooner may help you sleep better
--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/
> I had my PM, a Medtronics KDR701 (DDDR), implanted 14 months ago.
> A month ago I underwent my last (third) PM control. At the end of the
> visit, the cardiologist told me he had increased the AV interval of my
> PM in order to increase my spontaneous cardiac activity.
> Matter of fact, I see the following setting changes (I do not know
> which are the primary and the secondary ones) reported on the paper
> printout he left me:
> - min. frequency: down from 60 to 50 per minute
> - stimulated AV: up from 150 to 250 ms
> - measured AV: up from 120 to 140 ms
> - ventricular catheter sensitivity: up from 2.80 to 4.00 mV.
>
> Bad news: since that last control, now and then I have been feeling
> series, lasting one to two minutes, of spasms coming from my heart
> region, specially when laying down. During those spasms I cannot
> notice any irregularity in my pulse rate.
> What could be the reason of those (unpleasant) symptoms?
Might be that the PM is stimulating your diaphragm. Does it feel like
a hiccup?
> The next PM control is scheduled next december: should I worry and
> request an earlier control?
If the above, it is not life-threatening but getting it addressed
sooner may help you sleep better
--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/