Pacemakers: the facts you should know - Online interview

Pacemakers are devices used to regulate a slow or erratic heart rate. They are implanted inside the body and use electrical impulses to steady the heart rate, giving patients a better quality of life. In our latest online interview, esteemed consultant cardiologist, Dr Jonathan Pitts Crick, expertly explains what patients living with a pacemaker can expect.
If you are in need of pacemaker surgery or are concerned about your heart health, you can book a consultation with Dr Pitts Crick by visiting his Top Doctors profile: www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/j...
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[@smh1072]

Sick Sinus Syndrome and Tachy/brady syndrome. Thank you to my Cardiology team, I’m so grateful. Fitted on 2 April 2024.

[@MyHeartStrings55]

SCA 10/12/21 Bradycardia . Pacemaker implanted 10/14/21 . Blessed to be alive

[@-xyz-012]

Thank you for your informative video. My mother was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and an enlarged upper valve, she was told she needed a pacemaker in case the blood clots due to the enlarged valve opening, blood thinners, and heart medication to stop her heart from beating too fast, she has quickly declined ever since this was done. She has oedema in her feet, fluid gurgling in her throat and chest, feels a chocking feeling in her throat, feels weak, can’t bend over without a feeling of choking. I’ve taken her to drs as the heart rate medication info pack says these can be side effects of the medication, but they say the pacemaker is fine, it’s not the medication, and there’s nothing else that can be done. Any thoughts? Also, is coffee bad for someone of this description? And would 5G (we now also have 8G which is not mainstream knowledge) could this affect a pacemaker? I appreciate any information you could give, as to what we could possibly look into.

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[@carleyprice5159]

The heart doctor who said my rare heart problems were depression!!!!!!!!