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Skipped heart beats and neck pain
Hi, I am 58 years old and had a pacemaker placement for a slow heartbeat. I go to my Doctors on a regular basis and just had a nuclear stress test and blood work. All were normal. I have been expericing some skipped heartbeat for about six months, and I have pain in the left side of my neck. When this happens, it seems to also make me feel tired. My questions are would my pacemaker pick up these events?
I had a pacer inserted for the same reason (brady-tachy syndrome). I still have skipped heartbeats (PACS) and pacers as I'm told by my doctor and also the pacer representative don't control the common skipped beats that most everyone has. You might ask your doctor if an ultrasound is needed to check your carotid arteries.
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