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All good information, except the St Jude Pacemaker does not have any kind of alarm when the generator is reaching the end of its charge. The St Jude rep has been great, and he suggests I have him check it every 6 months to determine how much life it has left. BUT, he cautions this is not an exact science. His current estimate, based upon a check up last November, is 3 more years. He and the cardiologist "think" the surgeon "abused" the cable, but why did it take 15 months from implant to failure? and they also "think" the current voltage requirement is due to the cables. Too much "thinking" and not enough conclusions. And so far, St Jude, which is owned by ABBOTT, is being defensive, not helpful. They claim the surgeon is at fault. And no, nothing impacted my chest when it failed.
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The provider who inplanted your ICD/Pacemaker did they offer a system called Latitude? This is a home monitoring system that can do a remote check of your ICD/Pacemaker. I have this through Mayo Clinic Jacksonville.
Mine is set up for every 3 months for a remote check and once a year I go into Mayo Pace Clinic to do a check on wires and other tests that the reomote can't do. The Latitude done remote is sent to Mayo Clinic and they read it and respond with any issues or need to come into clinic. Part of this 3 month check is battery life, espisodes, PVCs, and electrical functions.
I think this has to be set up by your provider and maybe then don't have the facilities or ability to do it. The remote monitor is free to me with insurance covering the 3 month test which is done by Mayo Pace Clinic not Latitude.