Originally Posted by
RSKim
i presumed they had already found the cause as they are defo fitting this pacemaker surely she shoud of been diagnosed before they came to any such conclusion.
Thanks for your help btw much appreciated xx
I don't know much about beta blockers other than what was posted up above and a little bit of what someone I know has told me, but have had a heart pacemaker fitted at 20 (14 years ago).
Mine was fitted due to a problem with my heart not sending the electrical pulse all the time meaning my heart rate dropped to about 15-20 bpm every now and then. It was causing me to have blackouts now and again. Had a 24 hour ECG test done and found the problem.
Bascially the pacemaker is set to check if a pulse signal is sent each second as set to 60bpm and if not it will send one itself to compensate. However, they can be used for a range of problems.
I hope your sister is okay, but the key thing is for them to diagnose the actual problem like you say before fitting a pacemaker.