Living With A Pacemaker (common questions answered) - in Plain English!
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- Опубліковано 15 бер 2024
- Answers to common questions about pacemakers. Magnets? MRI? Microwaves? Metal detectors? Hospice care? No "doctor language", just plain English! Quick links below:
1.What is a pacemaker - 0:11
2.Electrical system of the heart - 0:31
3.Pacemaker 2 main functions - 1:52
4.Why does my heart need a pacemaker? - 4:21
5.Pacemaker maintenance - 5:40
6.Pacemaker and a.fib - 7:16
7.Microwaves & other household devices - 9:03
8.Metal detectors - 9:53
9.MRI and other imaging tests - 10:42
10.What can't I do with a pacemaker? - 12:15
11.Magnets and pacemakers - 13:28
12.Pacemakers, hospice, and dying - 17:07
13.Other pacemaker technology and purposes - 21:56
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What a wonderful presentation. So informative and explained in a simple understandable way. Thank you
I am a doctor...yr presentation is awesome... explaining every thing... u are a good teacher
Loved it! You're a wonderful teacher.
From the Netherlands: as a retired EP and device technician l have always appreciated your excellent teaching ability, since I have watched all your previous videos here.
Thanks so much! 🙏 I hope this one makes sense! (I don't always phrase things exactly how i wanted to 🤷♂️)
Great education !Thank you very much.
That was an outstanding presentation! Simple, concise and patient friendly, thank you so much!❤️
Thank you so much for your kind comments! Out of curiosity, how did you come across the video? It had been sitting online for a little while without that many views at first, and for some reason it seems to have picked up interest, which of course I'm happy to see!
@@dr.joshuacooper-arrhythmia9917 I had a dual chamber pacemaker inserted almost two years ago, so now and then I search for pacemaker related videos. I must say you did answer some of the questions that I had asked at my pacemaker check last week i.e end of life with a pacemaker. As a former nurse I like to keep up as well.
That was super clear . Perfect . Thankyou .
Oh my! I've learned so much more from you than from the device tech and cardiologist , but its hard to learn much from a 5 minute doctor appointment. I've only seen the cardiologist for 5 minutes in the 15 months I've had the pacemaker that was 5 months ago when he told me one of the leads was not working and that it broke a few months after getting it. He doesn't want to run any tests besides remote interrogations to see if the separated or why it's not working.
It definitely helps. My mother might have to get one. Thanks for the great info
Thanks for your kind feedback!
What type of exercising if any would cause the leads to break? Push-ups? Pull-ups? High Overhead stretch as in Bikram Yoga? Slalom Water skiing - getting up - arms pulled forward to skiing a course (one handed turns)? Thank You for your responses!
Pacemaker lead fracture is difficult to predict and there are no specific activities that are predictably associated with lead fracture. The anatomic relationship between the pacemaker leads, the clavicle (collar bone), the ligament between the clavicle and the 1st rib likely plays a role in lead fracture risk, but that has more to do with the lead implantation and patient anatomy than specific activities. And so, both for quality of life reasons, as well as no data to support activity restrictions, there are no prohibitions on any particular type of exercise with a pacemaker in place (including no restrictions on push-ups, pull-ups, overhead reach/stretch, slalom water skiing) - but I envy the person who is this physically active and I must vow to do better myself!! :)
Why would a pacemaker not send a signal when the patient is having an arrhythmia? Why would it not show up on remote interrogation? The atrial lead is not working ,could that be why? I know the remote interrogation is always done during the middle of the night and I've never felt an arrhythmia when I lay down. I feel so confused. They don't tell me much of anything.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks! I hope it makes sense! 🤞
In epicardial pacemaker in a post CABG patient, can we pace afib or same as the implantable ones that it has no effect? On a fibrillating heart?
@@gemmasantos1572 epicardial pacing wires essentially work the same as an implantable pacemaker. They cannot prevent atrial fibrillation. They can only prevent the heart rate from falling below a programmed cutoff.
@@dr.joshuacooper-arrhythmia9917thank you dr for the reply.
Very interesting. My question is whether there are any differences between treatment/tips for males and females? Women have a different torso to men, which may mean that different muscle groups in the chest need different maintenance.
Pacemakers are small, compared to local muscles of either men or women. No specific gender differences in recovery or maintenance. 👍
I am congenital bradycardia patient. I had complete heart block. Got pacemaker few months ago but since i got it. Life is not normal. I'm 40. Get tired and feel shortness of breath. Sometimes feel slight pain and pressure on left side and left arm. Is it normal after pacemaker?
There are several reasons that someone might not feel well after getting a pacemaker for heart block. Much of it has to do with the way the pacemaker is programmed, and lead placement in the heart can also impact how the pacemaker functions. You should see your EP doc and let them know you are not feeling well so that they can help figure out solutions.
I have a pacemaker 2 weeks ago, after 4 or 6 weeks,can I have my bracelet and necklace put on?
Can a patient with a dual chamber pacemaker , undergo an electro cardioversion for atrial flutter ?
Yes, electrical cardioversion can be done safely in patients with pacemakers (recommend not putting a defib adhesive pad right on top of the pacemaker, although that's not the proper location for the front pad anyway!)
Thanks for that reply, It’s very comforting. There are questions regarding electrophysiology of the heart which are not easy to find answers to despite all the literature out there .