tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6254756856829455384..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: A Defibrillator In ActionDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-5007547627868284312010-07-04T23:00:53.410-05:002010-07-04T23:00:53.410-05:00Modern devices should have an algorhythm that disc...Modern devices should have an algorhythm that discriminates between the high heart rates of exercise and dangerous tachy arrhythmias. For example, the PR logic algorhythm used by Medtronic. Don, If your ICD is zapping you when you exercise, you should talk to your rep about SVT discrimination, and maybe consider upgrading at the next "battery" change.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279382945620938430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-69578375998975267252009-07-07T20:34:01.237-05:002009-07-07T20:34:01.237-05:00my defib has gone off twice. once last night. was ...my defib has gone off twice. once last night. was on a bike ride and decided to test myself on a 15 minute hill climb. obviously my heart rate got too high and i got zapped. the first time it happened, about a year ago, it was, also, when i was on my bike. it was a huge shock. this time, i wasn't (quite) as stunned, but it still knocked me down.<br /><br />as a former world class age group Audio Visionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331842101378370524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-43736237516123443112009-06-30T22:28:43.746-05:002009-06-30T22:28:43.746-05:00So that's what I looked like. My device told u...So that's what I looked like. My device told us I went into cardiac arrest a while back, but I was defibrillated while under water. One second I felt syncope coming on, the next I was wondering why I was holding my breath for so long. Like that guy, I felt perfectly fine afterward, very upset about what had happened, but fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-15844614178093441382009-06-19T17:23:35.259-05:002009-06-19T17:23:35.259-05:00Dr. Wes:
Any idea what company made this ICD that...Dr. Wes:<br /><br />Any idea what company made this ICD that saved his life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-51422700815598541352009-06-11T15:28:10.163-05:002009-06-11T15:28:10.163-05:00To Anony 12:33:
In the US he would head to the cl...To Anony 12:33:<br /><br />In the US he would head to the closest Emergency Department. If it is a large hospital and he has a common ICD they can probably read the ICD data immediately. If it is a smaller hospital or if it is after regular business hours he will wait in the ED (hours) or be admitted to the hospital (overnight) until a rep. can arrive with the proper equipment to read the data Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-83183395768535629122009-06-11T15:01:57.404-05:002009-06-11T15:01:57.404-05:00Anony 12:33 PM-
I suspect he knew something was c...Anony 12:33 PM-<br /><br />I suspect he knew something was coming as he walked off the field, and waking after the event with people surrounding you is a pretty big clue that his implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) went off. <br /><br />Interestingly, all ICD's store the signal they treated and the type of therapy(ies) delivered in their memory for later recall by medical personnel. DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-56842332696255612342009-06-11T13:58:19.112-05:002009-06-11T13:58:19.112-05:00I have an IDC and it has "gone off" on 5...I have an IDC and it has "gone off" on 5 occasions since it was "installed". any one of these episodes could have been fatal, but as I am writing this, it WORKS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-2631019070641621092009-06-11T12:33:50.939-05:002009-06-11T12:33:50.939-05:00Question:
Does he know he was defibrillated? Fro...Question:<br /><br />Does he know he was defibrillated? From data from the implant, I mean.<br />Does it have any feedback method so he knows WHY he just fell down and got back up? Or does this information only become available after a trip to the hospital?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-22226331321219906802009-06-11T10:50:22.679-05:002009-06-11T10:50:22.679-05:00Anony-
Cardiovascular screening recommendations f...Anony-<br /><br />Cardiovascular screening <a href="http://drwes.blogspot.com/2007/03/new-aha-guidelines-for-screening.html" rel="nofollow">recommendations</a> for athletes differ between the US and Europe as you mention. Certainly, something came to doctors' attention to recommend an ICD before Van Loo returned to soccer, but whether than was an arrhythmia, an episode of prior aborted DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-53281681310708012002009-06-11T10:39:01.451-05:002009-06-11T10:39:01.451-05:00Any idea if the need for the ICD was discovered by...Any idea if the need for the ICD was discovered by an ECG given as a part of a sports physical? I have heard that sports related cardiac fatalities dropped about 90% after Italy mandate an ECG as a part of a mandatory sports physical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-37463507787892879442009-06-11T10:33:16.787-05:002009-06-11T10:33:16.787-05:00Locomotive Breath-
Hear hear! Couldn't agree...Locomotive Breath-<br /><br />Hear hear! Couldn't agree more.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-7291863244878622322009-06-11T10:07:27.822-05:002009-06-11T10:07:27.822-05:00With all due respect to the MDs, let's also gi...With all due respect to the MDs, let's also give a round of applause to the engineers for coming up with the actual device.Locomotive Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501722094860082283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-45066553959998173802009-06-11T06:10:06.891-05:002009-06-11T06:10:06.891-05:00I just have a regular pacemaker but these are amaz...I just have a regular pacemaker but these are amazing.<br /><br />Hey Doc, I was disappointed to learn that even though my heart now has a good rhythm, I still can't dance! Got anything that can help? (Other than several appointments with Arthur Murray, M.D.?)SteveChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302771359864536384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-58321812279030199582009-06-10T08:38:30.868-05:002009-06-10T08:38:30.868-05:00We have a patient who's a marathon runner. Sev...We have a patient who's a marathon runner. Several times he's been zapped while training. He says the jolt knocks him down but he can usually pick up and finish.<br /><br />Interestingly, many of our ICD patients who golf have been shocked on the green during thunderstorms. I wonder if the golf clubs make them more conductive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-61121309637356478542009-06-10T07:51:19.101-05:002009-06-10T07:51:19.101-05:00Wow, thanks for posting this!
I've had my IC...Wow, thanks for posting this! <br /><br />I've had my ICD for a year, though I've yet to be defibrillated. I was actually a little nervous to watch this, but it really doesn't look so bad. The best part? When he sits right back up afterwards!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842890893365738906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89555646834815027362009-06-09T22:14:24.314-05:002009-06-09T22:14:24.314-05:00Wow. Seeing someone defibrillated is like witness...Wow. Seeing someone defibrillated is like witnessing a miracle, even when the patient doesn't regain consciousness, but I've never seen anything quite like that! Cool! You guys truly do make miracles happen after putting in those ICDs.ShrinkingDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867808515747730556noreply@blogger.com