Are there any side effects from having a pacemaker?

Yes. The main problem is that some patients may cause a decrease in cardiac function, especially in pacemaker-dependent patients or patients with pre-existing cardiac insufficiency. At this point, your doctor will weigh the pros and cons and give you the right advice.

In addition, there are now anti-heart failure pacemakers, which can also be fitted if you have heart failure with left bundle branch or ventricular block, and the medication** is not effective. If you have recurrent, interstitial ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, an antitachycardia pacemaker (ICD) may also be fitted.

Pacemaker considerations.

If there is no restriction from severe structural heart disease or other medical conditions, the pacemaker can be implanted and it can return to normal operation.

During the first week of pacemaker implantation, the arm on the implanted side should not be raised above the head or strenuous activity.

For 3 months after implantation, avoid strenuous activity on the arm on the implanted side.

Later in life, avoid weight-bearing on the arm on the implanted side of the pacemaker.

If driving, avoid seat belt impact or pressure on the pacemaker, and place a cushion to distribute the pressure.

Avoid opening the hood to repair the car engine.

In principle, taking a sauna or hot bath will not affect the pacemaker, but if you have a serious primary heart disease (such as severe coronary heart disease, or vascular disease without intervention), the water temperature may be too high to be detrimental to you, please seek the doctor's advice when you are discharged from the hospital or have a follow-up examination.

As a general rule, sexual activity does not affect the pacemaker, but is related to the underlying disease, so please consult the doctor in charge.

Moderate alcohol consumption does not affect the pacemaker, and the pacemaker itself is not affected by diet.

If you are flying, you will be exempted from security checks by presenting your pacemaker card.

Avoid placing magnets close to pacemakers, including all magnetotherapy equipment.

Ensure that all commonly used electrical appliances are grounded and avoid contact with leakage equipment.

When using a mobile phone, ensure that the distance from the pacemaker is more than 30 cm, and the principle of using cordless ** is the same as that of the mobile phone.

When driving a motorcycle or riding in a car with severe bumps, it may have an effect on the frequency adaptive pacemaker, so follow your doctor's advice.

There will be no ***, it will only effectively relieve the symptoms, it is recommended that you install it as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary conditions.

The *** or adverse reactions of pacemaker installation can be divided into two stages, including intraoperative reactions and long-term postoperative use.

1. Intraoperative. During pacemaker installation, the risk of puncture wound, hemorrhage, pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, cardiac perforation and other risks is likely to occur, but the incidence is not high.

2. Postoperatively. The main reason caused by the long-term use of cardiac pacemaker after surgery is the decline of cardiac function, and the pacemaker should solve the problem of heart circuitry, that is, the problem of heart beating frequency. In fact, after a pacemaker is installed, the contraction and order of the heart will change to a certain extent.

Under normal circumstances, the heart should contract from top to bottom, but the position of the pacemaker, especially the electrodes of traditional and classic pacemakers, is located at the top of the heart, and the order of contraction changes, which is manifested by the beginning of the heart at the top of the heart to the bottom of the heart, which is different from the normal physiological cardiac contraction sequence, and this change can cause chest tightness, shortness of breath, and cardiac insufficiency in a small number of people. Other long-term manifestations are associated with the primary disease, and if the pacemaker is not in harmony with the heart, improper pacing may lead to cardiac insufficiency. Patients need to repeatedly monitor the function of the pacemaker and adjust its parameters, and most pacemakers can also affect MRI.

In addition, pacemaker syndrome can occur in some cases, especially in patients with multiple pacemaker disorders, who may be more sensitive to symptoms.

The current pacemaker implantation surgery is very mature, and there is generally no big one. It is nothing more than a traditional pacemaker, which may be operated on because of its large size, leaving a knife edge of about 4 cm, and there will be a risk of infection and complications because of the presence of wires and capsules, but the probability is generally small. The other is the most advanced and smallest leadless pacemaker, which only requires minimally invasive surgery, and the operation time is short, half an hour, there is no risk of infection and complications, and it can be discharged in 2 days, and the activity is not restricted, which is very good.

Now that medicine is so developed, you have to trust the doctors, there is nothing ***. Surgery is a bit risky, but the chances are small. If you are really not sure that you can choose the most advanced kind of the smallest capsule pacemaker without leads, you can do minimally invasive surgery, there is no incision, no risk of infection, you can be discharged from the hospital in 2 days, and the whole person is awake during the operation.

This leadless pacemaker is currently the smallest in the world, and it also has a name called capsule pacemaker, and you will know how small it is when you hear the name. Listen to my doctor friend, it is also the best batch of pacemakers on the market, the operation is over half an hour, half a day to the ground, 2 days to discharge, basically do not feel the existence of pacemakers, nothing ***.

It is better to install one if the heartbeat interval is too long, and the number of heartbeats can be stabilized at more than 60 after installation, so that blood circulation will be guaranteed. The procedure is also very simple and minimally invasive. Simply put, pacemaker electrodes are placed inside the heart through blood vessels, and the main body of the pacemaker is installed in a pouch under the skin of the collarbone.

The surgical process is generally 40 minutes, and the technique is relatively mature. The lifespan of a pacemaker is generally more than 7 years, which depends on the degree of dependence of the individual on the pacemaker.

With the continuous development of social economy, we will encounter a variety of problems in real life, especially for what is the harm of pacemaker, which also makes many friends very puzzled about this, in fact, we must know that pacemaker does have a lot of harm, for example, some patients are relatively thin pacemakers, after being loaded into their bodies, they will be repeatedly worn out, and the result will be long or short circuits and other clinical manifestations.

First of all, we must understand such a problem, that is, the pacemaker for our human body still has a certain damage, and in our life, if we do not pay attention to some of the situation, then it is very likely that we will suffer great damage, after the unit installs the pacemaker, we can not go to the place with high magnetic field, because this will affect the pacing and perception function of the pacemaker, which will lead to the patient's cardiac arrest, in addition, can not do some electrotherapy, Because these computers will have some effect on the microcomputer system of the pacemaker, it will lead to the failure of the pacemaker.

Of course, the harm of pacemaker does not only include these things, our pacemaker can not go in some special places anyway, and on the side of the limb with the presence of pacemaker, it is not possible to do large exercises, these things are what we must know, and we must understand, after we install the corresponding pacemaker, we must standardize our own life, can not let ourselves have too much exercise behavior.

To sum up, we can obviously see that the harm of installing a pacemaker is very many, in order to better protect our lives, in real life, we must understand what the harm of installing a pacemaker is, only by understanding these things, can we better help our lives, in order to better protect our patients.

The danger of having a pacemaker is that if your heart beats too fast, there is a high chance that it will be dangerous and it may not be saved.

It can cause bleeding and hematoma at the puncture site, ventricular fibrillation, sinus arrest, coronary spasm during intraoperative operation, non-union of the pacemaker pouch, inability to do magnetic resonance examination, inability to use the side of the pacemaker to open the mobile phone, need to replace the battery, need to regularly review the working status of the pacemaker, etc.

The harm is that it will be inconvenient for you to go through some security checks, and it will also cause myocardial perforation, hemopneumothorax, arrhythmia, these diseases, and infections will occur in the later stage.

Cardiac pacemakers may be dangerous during surgery such as myocardial perforation, cardiac tamponade, and hemopneumothorax.

If the pacemaker is for thinner patients, after the pacemaker is installed, repeated wear and tear may cause wear and tear, and even infection. The second is that you can't go to a place with a high magnetic field after you settle down. This affects the pacing and perception of the pacemaker.

The third is that after the pacemaker is installed, you can't continue to do electroacupuncture** because it's too dangerous. There will be some impact on the pacemaker's microcomputer system. At the same time, after the pacemaker is installed, the limb on that side cannot do large movements.

Patients with heart rhythm disorders can restore a normal heartbeat by installing an artificial pacemaker, and can live, work and study like normal people. However, the installation of a pacemaker should be properly protected and pay attention to the following points:1

The part where the pacemaker is installed should avoid impact, and the upper limb on the side close to the pacemaker should not move greatly to avoid damage or displacement caused by excessive stretching of the wire.

2.General household appliances have no effect on pacemakers, but do not put your mobile phone on your body; In particular, it should not be placed near the right side of the chest. Also, try not to use electric shavers, electric hair shears, ultra-low frequency**, etc.

3.Avoid entering strong electromagnetic field environments, such as radio and television transmitters, substations and other places; When riding in an airplane or car, try not to sit close to the engine.

4.Pacemakers have a certain lifespan. The lifespan of the pacemaker can reach 7-10 years. If you notice that the frequency is about 10% lower than when it was originally installed (pulse measurement can be measured), it indicates that the battery is running out! You should go to the hospital for a check-up to see if you need to replace it.

5.You should go to the hospital regularly for follow-up check-ups to make sure that everything is safe.

2. Regularly check the pacing function and battery condition.

3. Do not raise the arm on the implanted side above your head, and avoid strenuous activities for three months.

4. Avoid weight-bearing on the arm on the implanted side of the pacemaker.

5. If driving, avoid hitting or compressing the pacemaker with the seat belt.

6. Avoid all magnetic therapy fitness equipment.

Dear, the above six points are what you need to pay attention to, do you need help from there?

Artificial pacemaker implantation is an invasive** procedure and involves a set of electronic devices, and complications are inevitable.

The causes of complications can be broadly divided into:

1. Complications related to implantation.

2. Complications related to inflammatory responses.

3. Complications related to pacing system pulse generators and electrode leads.

In terms of the time of occurrence of complications, there are classifications:

1. Early complications, which usually appear within one month after surgery.

2. Late complications, which often appear one month after surgery.

3. Complications occurring at any time.

I installed a capsule pacemaker without leads, and I personally felt that it had no effect, and it was not ***. I've been pretending to be for two years, and now I'm working, doing sports, or whatever, and I've never had bradycardia, chest tightness and shortness of breath, which not only solves my slow heartbeat problem, but also allows me to continue to achieve the state of running and jumping fitness, which is quite good.

It depends on what kind of pacemaker you are installing, I don't know anything else, anyway, I installed a capsule pacemaker without leads, I heard the doctor say that this is currently the most advanced and smallest pacemaker, I installed it half a year ago, the whole operation was very fast, and it ended smoothly in about half an hour, I was also very worried before the operation, afraid of sequelae, I didn't expect that the recovery was particularly fast, now like a normal person, I don't feel it at all, and there is no knife on my body, and I even suspected that I had not had surgery. And this pacemaker is really small, just as big as the capsule pills we usually eat, and it can be solved by doing a small minimally invasive surgical puncture introduction on the leg, which can be replaced for 13 years without replacement, and it will not affect the postoperative MRI examination.

Summary. Hello, high heart pressure is not an indication for a pacemaker, you said that the situation is a little bit unclear, the pacemaker is generally suitable for the case of a very slow heart rate, the heart rate is less than 50 beats or less, and usually there are dizziness, weakness of hands and feet, palpitation and shortness of breath. Heart enlargement is common in patients with high blood pressure, large vessel obstruction, and arterial stenosis, and it is recommended that you go to the hospital for details**.

If there are other abnormalities, it is necessary to consult a doctor or go to the hospital in time, and then targeted**.

Do I have to have a pacemaker?

Hello, high heart pressure is not an indication for a pacemaker, you said that the situation is a little bit unclear, the pacemaker is generally suitable for the case of a very slow heart rate, the heart rate is less than 50 beats or less, and usually there are dizziness, weakness of hands and feet, palpitation and shortness of breath. Heart enlargement is common in patients with high blood pressure, large vessel obstruction, and arterial stenosis, and it is recommended that you go to the hospital for details**. If there are other abnormalities, it is necessary to consult a doctor or go to the hospital in time, and then targeted**.

Hello, if the heart rate drops more than 20 times per minute, it is dangerous and a pacemaker should be installed. This mainly depends on what causes the heart rhythm to be so slow, it is best to diagnose the disease, actively ** the underlying disease, and improve the heart function.