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Low pulse
Hi this is about my grandfather age 86.. He is having low pulse around 45 from last 48 hours or so ... He is a heart patient from a long time .. We got him admitted at fortis hospital mohali .. He is under holter for 24 hrs.. His critanine increased to 3.2 yesterday and is 3.1 today .. The doctors says they can take any decisions after holter report , whether to go for pacemaker or ? ... Is pacemaker recommended at his age and condition .. Please advise..
The holter test report is there .. The doctor says we will have to monitor him for few more days to take any decisions
I'm curious to know how this turns out for your grandfather. I'm also dealing with very low pulse (low 30's) 42 yrs old and I will find out later this week if a pacemaker, something else, or perhaps nothing is in store for me.
The heart has back-up pacemaker sites. A rate under fifty usually (although) not always suggests the atria is not the pacemaker site, but the site is in the ventricles. Pacemakers are a mature technology, emplaced with negligible mortality, and if the physician's recommend a pacemener do not hesitate to listen to their advice. The age of 86 should not be an issue.
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