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Is Pacemaker Insertion Safe When Suffering From Low Heart Beat?
My dad is 82 years old and has a low heart beat. He has been short of breath for over a month now and can't do much. He is getting a pacemaker put in tomorrow morning. He had a widower heart attack 2 years ago and survived the surgery. Will my dad survive this pacemaker surgery? They say he also has a mass on his kidney and needs to see a urologist after the pacemaker is in and gets healed.
Mon, 12 Dec 2016
Hello,
In case of your father pacemaker is the treatment of his slow heart rate. Of course any procedure carries some risk, but it relatively safe procedure. And usually it is inserted in such ill patients like your father.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
In case of your father pacemaker is the treatment of his slow heart rate. Of course any procedure carries some risk, but it relatively safe procedure. And usually it is inserted in such ill patients like your father.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
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