Cardioversion done with a pacemaker?

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Twobike

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I had AVR in November and they put in a pacemaker. I am still in AFib and will be seen in a couple of weeks by my Cardio Doctor. Has anyone with a pacemaker had cardioversion? I was wondering if anything special has to be done with the pacemaker before cardioversion can be done?
 
I'm not sure - this was about 15 years ago, but my mother had a pacemaker and was often in afib. I think she had at least one cardioversion with the PM in place, but I don't know what they did, if anything, to protect it.

I would try to be very clear in "reminding" the cardio that you have a pacemaker and are concerned about it during the treatment. Not meaning to speak badly about any doc, but they don't always re-read the entire file before recommending options. That's why we need to be our own advocate.
 

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