Comments on: Pacemakers – Mortality rate once fitted. http://www.cardiologytalks.com/pacemakers-mortality-rate-once-fitted Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.cardiologytalks.com/pacemakers-mortality-rate-once-fitted/comment-page-1#comment-4 admin Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:24:12 +0000 http://www.cardiologytalks.com/pacemakers-mortality-rate-once-fitted#comment-4 Survival is related to the natural disease treated.  Has nothing to do <br /> with the pacer at all.  It is the underlying condition that determines <br /> survival.  The pacer with new batteries lasts forever.  I have done over <br /> 2,000 pacemakers.  No pacer deaths in 29 years of implanting. <br /> Survival is related to the natural disease treated.  Has nothing to do
with the pacer at all.  It is the underlying condition that determines
survival.  The pacer with new batteries lasts forever.  I have done over
2,000 pacemakers.  No pacer deaths in 29 years of implanting.

]]> By: admin http://www.cardiologytalks.com/pacemakers-mortality-rate-once-fitted/comment-page-1#comment-3 admin Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:24:11 +0000 http://www.cardiologytalks.com/pacemakers-mortality-rate-once-fitted#comment-3 <p>- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -</p>dave...@dircon.co.uk (Dave Newell) wrote: <br /> <p>>I have to say that it was the best remedial action ever and dont <br /> >regret it at all, but my doctors are a bit reluctant to tell me what <br /> >the statistics are for my life expectancy.  This is no morbid question <br /> >on my part, as I am enjoying life to the full, but it would be useful <br /> >for me to have SOME idea of that the statistics are for those fitted <br /> >with artificial pacemakers.  Of course, statistics are just that, and <br /> >realise that I may drop down dead tomorrow or live to a ripe old age, <br /> >but it helps to know that either they are very successful or <br /> >otherwise. <br /> </p><p>>Is there someone that can give me useful pointers? <br /> <br />You may want to look at Medtronic's Web site for general information on <br /> pacemakers--http://www.medtronic.com/public/medtronic/customer/ <br /> -- <br /> </p><p>John Swoyer <br /> Medtronic, Inc. <br /> 7000 Central Ave. NE            phone: (612) 574-4554 fax: (612) 574-3362) <br /> Mpls, MN 55432                  email: john.swo...@medtronic.com <br /> </p> - Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -

dave…@dircon.co.uk (Dave Newell) wrote:

>I have to say that it was the best remedial action ever and dont
>regret it at all, but my doctors are a bit reluctant to tell me what
>the statistics are for my life expectancy.  This is no morbid question
>on my part, as I am enjoying life to the full, but it would be useful
>for me to have SOME idea of that the statistics are for those fitted
>with artificial pacemakers.  Of course, statistics are just that, and
>realise that I may drop down dead tomorrow or live to a ripe old age,
>but it helps to know that either they are very successful or
>otherwise.

>Is there someone that can give me useful pointers?

You may want to look at Medtronic’s Web site for general information on
pacemakers–http://www.medtronic.com/public/medtronic/customer/
—

John Swoyer
Medtronic, Inc.
7000 Central Ave. NE            phone: (612) 574-4554 fax: (612) 574-3362)
Mpls, MN 55432                  email: john.swo…@medtronic.com

]]> By: admin http://www.cardiologytalks.com/pacemakers-mortality-rate-once-fitted/comment-page-1#comment-2 admin Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:24:09 +0000 http://www.cardiologytalks.com/pacemakers-mortality-rate-once-fitted#comment-2 Hello: <br /> <p>I was wondering if you have any information on a recall of a pacemaker <br /> made by "Pacesetter".  The recall if for some defective wiring that <br /> doesn't send 100% of the electrical charge to the heart.  My mother-in-law <br /> has a PULSE GENERATOR  2028L (SERIAL #20922) and was told that she has one <br /> of the defective pace makers.  She only has a couple of weeks to make up <br /> her mind as to whether or not to have the old wires removed (that go <br /> directly into the heart!)  and risk open heart or do something else that <br /> is less effective. The defective wires were made my "Siemens". <br /> </p><p>I don't know if you would know anything about this or not but I thought I <br /> would take a shot.  Thanks for you time. <br /> </p><p>Dave: (Mass...@aol.com) <br /> </p> Hello:

I was wondering if you have any information on a recall of a pacemaker
made by "Pacesetter".  The recall if for some defective wiring that
doesn’t send 100% of the electrical charge to the heart.  My mother-in-law
has a PULSE GENERATOR  2028L (SERIAL #20922) and was told that she has one
of the defective pace makers.  She only has a couple of weeks to make up
her mind as to whether or not to have the old wires removed (that go
directly into the heart!)  and risk open heart or do something else that
is less effective. The defective wires were made my "Siemens".

I don’t know if you would know anything about this or not but I thought I
would take a shot.  Thanks for you time.

Dave: (Mass…@aol.com)

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