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2/9/13, to Medhelp.org
Pacemaker modes heart block
Now at age 81 I have been a serious aerobic exerciser for 37 years. For a long time my deeply resting pulse could get from the 40's down into the 30's. I continue to walk/jog without any symptom of anything wrong at all.
Recently a resting EKG got the doctors to tell me I had a stage 2 heart block and should get a pacemaker right away, which I declined.
Today at the end of an uphill portion of my walk I carefully checked my pulse and found that my heart was giving me a 90 beat rate. This indicates that my heart is responding to my needs. It is not staying at a resting 33 beats per minute with no signal boosting the rate up. As long as this goes this way I don't see the need for a pacemaker.
Dear sports cardiologists and all, what do you think?
Pacemaker modes heart block
Now at age 81 I have been a serious aerobic exerciser for 37 years. For a long time my deeply resting pulse could get from the 40's down into the 30's. I continue to walk/jog without any symptom of anything wrong at all.
Recently a resting EKG got the doctors to tell me I had a stage 2 heart block and should get a pacemaker right away, which I declined.
Today at the end of an uphill portion of my walk I carefully checked my pulse and found that my heart was giving me a 90 beat rate. This indicates that my heart is responding to my needs. It is not staying at a resting 33 beats per minute with no signal boosting the rate up. As long as this goes this way I don't see the need for a pacemaker.
Dear sports cardiologists and all, what do you think?
Thank you for taking the efffort to reply. I continue to feel so OK and heart responds so well to my modest exercise that I'm not ready to be cut into and have wires stuck into my heart just yet.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi there!
Well, a pacemaker would still be advised despite the heart being able to cope with stress, The pacemaker is just going to work as a safety valve if ever required. A pacemaker does not normally discharge the heart beat and works only when an abnormal heart beat/ rate is detected. It can be set to a minimal value before it starts to respond. I would suggest reconsidering the decision of getting one.
Take care!
Well, a pacemaker would still be advised despite the heart being able to cope with stress, The pacemaker is just going to work as a safety valve if ever required. A pacemaker does not normally discharge the heart beat and works only when an abnormal heart beat/ rate is detected. It can be set to a minimal value before it starts to respond. I would suggest reconsidering the decision of getting one.
Take care!
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