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What Causes Palpitations While On A Pacemaker?

I ve had a CRT pacemaker installed one week ago. Tonight when lying down in bed, I felt strong heart pumps (about 5 bursts in a row, stop one second, then repeats). I do not feel it when I sit up. Tried laying back on a recliner chair, and got the same strong bursts. Sat up, OK. Hadn t felt these bursts the first 3-4 nights.
posted on Mon, 18 Sep 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here are my thoughts.

Since you have a heart pacemaker installed a week ago such palpitations should not have occurred.
If these are occurring there has to be reasons like as follows:
Anxiety and stress.
Cardiac muscle problems.
Psychological factors.
Mal-function of pacemaker and so on.
This can be diagnosed by the following:
Consult your Cardiologist or go to ER for complete cardiac evaluation as soon as possible.
This is an urgent thing to do.

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What Causes Palpitations While On A Pacemaker?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here are my thoughts. Since you have a heart pacemaker installed a week ago such palpitations should not have occurred. If these are occurring there has to be reasons like as follows: Anxiety and stress. Cardiac muscle problems. Psychological factors. Mal-function of pacemaker and so on. This can be diagnosed by the following: Consult your Cardiologist or go to ER for complete cardiac evaluation as soon as possible. This is an urgent thing to do. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.