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I have Bradacardia - when do I need a pacemaker?

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jun 1 9:16pm | Replies (29)
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@wyu8882

My cardiologist told me if having incidents of passed out or almost passed out because of low rate of heart beats, that would be indication for need of a pacemaker.

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marybird | @marybird | May 27 2:08pm

Passing out, or nearly passing out ( syncope or near-syncope) at a time when the heart rate is shown to be low would be an example of correlating a symptom with the low heart rate, and would move a person into the Class I (a) category according to the guidelines for receiving a pacemaker.

You'd have to have a cardiac monitor attached to you to make this correlation, though.

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