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Suggest Treatment To Lower The Heart Rate
I am now 77 years old and was just told I need a pace maker!
Do they need to have the batteries changed? If so how offer?
Do I have any limitions?
What about a mircowave?
My Card. can not seem to get my heart rate down from 103 and is unstable, highest has been at 160.
I also have A-fib for the last 3years.
Unable to take beta and calcium blockers!
Do they need to have the batteries changed? If so how offer?
Do I have any limitions?
What about a mircowave?
My Card. can not seem to get my heart rate down from 103 and is unstable, highest has been at 160.
I also have A-fib for the last 3years.
Unable to take beta and calcium blockers!
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
Hello,
If Beta-blockers don’t suit you, the pacemaker is the next choice. Have you ruled out thyroid condition? The only thing you have to avoid is going into CT, MRI room. Otherwise, batteries have a long life, no problem.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. RS Gulati
If Beta-blockers don’t suit you, the pacemaker is the next choice. Have you ruled out thyroid condition? The only thing you have to avoid is going into CT, MRI room. Otherwise, batteries have a long life, no problem.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. RS Gulati
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