Pacemaker Implantation: What are the risks?

The risk of bleeding and bruising accompanies any invasive procedure. The risk of infection of the pacemaker site is about 1-4% nationally. Because the vein we use to gain access to the heart lies very near the lung there is the possibility of puncturing and collapsing the lung, necessitating the placement of a chest tube. Leads have been known to perforate the muscle in the heart and cause potentially life-threatening bleeding around the heart.

These complications are uncommon and we can take measures to treat them when they arise. We take all these potential complications very seriously and take great precautions to avoid them.

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Joseph Thibodeau, M.D.

Alegent Health Heart & Vascular Specialists

Alegent Health Clinic

[edmontoncouple]

at 47 i had mine yesterday. very thankful to all the cardiac doctors, nurses and specially to my lovely wife.

[Rod-bpow]

The adverse effects of pacemakers as explained are both informative and educational, it has a lot of risks since it is invasive form of surgery, it poses threat to an individual's life, it also is a concern for many, since consumer protection is always upheld or implemented, yet it is not advisable for patients who happen to have other ailments or illnesses and disease since the risks are certain including complications to a "foreign" equipment or device, it also violates many medical practices where the rule of law stands and implemented. Pacemakers are not for a lifetime, it has to be monitored and replaced from time to time, the probabilities of losses are always a 100% when one has happen to dissect the features as well as the cons.of the procedure, since it is life, that cannot be powered by a device that is there for a purpose of temporary shelf life, the cost of procedure, the expertise of medical team, as well as the veracity of the effects, be it good or bad after administration or operation, as SME/GPS are able to always discern, dissect and understand for it is general medicine.

[vaibhavtiwari]

Sir my dad had a pacemaker implanted 6 months a ago...and know he has irritation from inside its almost been a month and it hasnt healed a bit

[Rod-bpow]

Thank you for an honest response to a doctor/ prescriber. Bonjeur.

[goldschool]

No risk to doctors cause a waiver is signed

[janetchilders]

HAD OLD PACEMAKER REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS FROM PAIN TO INFECTION TO NOW EXPERIENCING SMALL SHOCKS. DR. HAS YET TO FIND OUT REASON FOR THIS BUT IT IS PAINFUL AND HOPE TO FIND OUT SOON WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

[pattrell]

What about it jolting you across the room?! I get it if you need it, but man-oh-man!

[ronruth]

Your 1 in 300 to 1 in 500 stat doesn't add up to your mortality rate of 1 in 25, 000.