I have read the question and comments about the need
for a pacemaker on
http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/cardio/messages/35404.html
(title - Sick Sinus Syndrome...ALWAYS a pacemaker?)
I am in the same situation as "Duffer1" - 64 year old
female, usual daytime bpm around 48, but goes up into the
70s after exercise. I have had a Holter twice, and both
times it showed bpm as low as 30 during the night, with
a few pauses of 3 secs., and one of 6 secs. I have NO
symptoms during the day and am very active. Cardiologist
says I will pass out during the day if I don't get a
pacemaker.
The doctor's answer to Duffer1 referred to
http://www.acc.org/clinical/guidelines/april98/dirindex.htm
as a source of guidelines as to which persons might benefit
from particular treatments. This web page is no longer
available. The doctor's answer said " In some patients, bradycardia is iatrogenic and will occur as a consequence of essential long-term drug therapy of a type and dosage for which there are no acceptable alternatives."
I assume these drugs were listed in the article, which is no
longer accessible.
PLEASE - can you tell me which drugs these are? Maybe they
are beta-blockers, but I am not taking one of those. But
I want to know what other drugs can cause bradycardia after
long-term use.
Thank you.
lots