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a new procedure called pacing
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a new procedure called pacing
by Linda, Dec 24, 2000 12:00AM
my husband in the last year was diagnosed with dialated cardiomyopathy chf he also had a tia and copd he has a 20% ejection fraction his dr recently mentioned a new procedure called pacing can you tell me anything about it. he also takes 200mg of lasix 50 of aldactone and 10 of zaroxlyn which keeps his potassium and magnesium low he is on 40 mg of mag ox and 120 of potassium can you explain how all this works thank you linda
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD - DLB, Dec 27, 2000 12:00AM
The pacing that you are referring to, I think, is biventricular pacing. This is a new, and still somewhat experimental, method of pacing both sides of the heart to improve its pumping efficiency in patients with congestive heart failure. If he is interested in exploring such options, he could call our center and make an appointment in the heart failure clinic.
