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IHSS/HOCM and Dual Chamber Pacemakers
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IHSS/HOCM and Dual Chamber Pacemakers
by Rich-Quigley, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Rich Quigley on January 03, 1999 at 15:34:04:
I was diagnosed with IHSS in 1991 and have been treated with drug therapy
since that time. As seems to be normal I continue to build tolerances to
the drugs and require increasingly larger doses. I currently take 480mg of
Inderal, 240mg of Covera HS(verapamil) and 37mg of Dyazide. As you might
quess, functioning normally at these drug levels is difficult. Recent echos
show LV outflow pressures in the 87mm hg range and my doctor and I are now
discussing a dual chamber pacemaker.
My research indicates that a myectomy and pacemaker are the two
treatments of choice, after drug therapy, with alcohol ablation
being experimental and showing mixed results.
Since I don't have an arrythmia, how does the pacemaker help me?
I was diagnosed with IHSS in 1991 and have been treated with drug therapy
since that time. As seems to be normal I continue to build tolerances to
the drugs and require increasingly larger doses. I currently take 480mg of
Inderal, 240mg of Covera HS(verapamil) and 37mg of Dyazide. As you might
quess, functioning normally at these drug levels is difficult. Recent echos
show LV outflow pressures in the 87mm hg range and my doctor and I are now
discussing a dual chamber pacemaker.
My research indicates that a myectomy and pacemaker are the two
treatments of choice, after drug therapy, with alcohol ablation
being experimental and showing mixed results.
Since I don't have an arrythmia, how does the pacemaker help me?
