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What Causes Irregular Heart Rate And Does It Need Pacemaker Insertion?
My grandmother is 80 years old and is int he hospital. Throughout the night her heart would stop and start again. The Cardiologist is coming to evaluate her today but the nursing staff are saying she will need a pacemaker. First, I thought pacemakers were for irregular heartbeats and Secondly, what condition could she have to cause this because her heart has always been very healthy?
Thu, 30 Aug 2018
Hi,
Because of the age or due to some cardiac myopathy her heart rhythm may be affected she might have developed the bradycardia.
So she is being advised for a pacemaker, it actually regularizes the heartbeat by releasing the electrical pulses.
The pacemaker can only be advised for the abnormal heartbeat and it can be developed in any subject at any time.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Because of the age or due to some cardiac myopathy her heart rhythm may be affected she might have developed the bradycardia.
So she is being advised for a pacemaker, it actually regularizes the heartbeat by releasing the electrical pulses.
The pacemaker can only be advised for the abnormal heartbeat and it can be developed in any subject at any time.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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