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Suggest Remedy For Problems Due To Pacemaker

My mother is 95 .. has had a pace maker for 6-8 years .. her quality of life has greatly deteriorated so we are beginning to think the quantity instead of quailty is what she's finding .. she would not be here wwithout the pace maker .. what are her choices here?
Mon, 13 Jun 2016
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern.

I will try to explain you something and give you my opinion.

The pacemaker live duration depends on some factors like the pacemaker tipe, if the patient has been pacemaker dependent or not meaning if he he is all time in paced rhythm or not.

This are factors that decide the live of the pacemaker batery.Normaly the battery live might go up to 10 years bjt every thing depends on the previous factors.

If the patient is all time in paced rhythm than the battery ends sooner and the patient situation get worse.

So, in this situation, after this years you should reevaluate the situation.

If I was thetreating doctor I will recommend a pacemaker battery control, a cardiac echo and a full blood analyze.

After all this we can decide the best choice for your mother.Maybe she needs just a batery replacement.

Hope I was helpfull.

Best regards, Dr.Ervina.
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Suggest Remedy For Problems Due To Pacemaker

Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain you something and give you my opinion. The pacemaker live duration depends on some factors like the pacemaker tipe, if the patient has been pacemaker dependent or not meaning if he he is all time in paced rhythm or not. This are factors that decide the live of the pacemaker batery.Normaly the battery live might go up to 10 years bjt every thing depends on the previous factors. If the patient is all time in paced rhythm than the battery ends sooner and the patient situation get worse. So, in this situation, after this years you should reevaluate the situation. If I was thetreating doctor I will recommend a pacemaker battery control, a cardiac echo and a full blood analyze. After all this we can decide the best choice for your mother.Maybe she needs just a batery replacement. Hope I was helpfull. Best regards, Dr.Ervina.