RE: Fw: [bcrotc] Fw: Lou

[Guest guest]

Sounds like the new three lead system called Nsync or Benventricular

(sp?) Anyway they are the new ICd's on the market that do help with

CHF and help to increase your EF....... Don't know much about them

- maybe others do.....???

~guin

BILLANDMARTHAMAHAN wrote:

Received

this from a friend. do not know what the device is. he says

it's not a defib or pacemaker. Any ideas? Best. Bill

----- Original Message -----

The device that may be used to synchronize

Lou's ventricles is called a dual chamber "thingamajig?". I don't

know if it is a type of pacemaker. Maybe some of you out there might. It

is a thin, circular device, about the size of a half dollar, and will be

implanted just beneath the skin. Lou has Bundle Branch Block, too,

a condition where electrical signals fail to fire in such a way as to cause

the simultaneous contraction of his ventricles. This device is intended

to do that for him. The hope is that by getting both ventricles to fire

properly, this may boost his ejection fraction. Presently Lou is not scheduled

for this procedure. It will await consult with a cardio electrophysiologist.

Please visit the Zapper homepage at

http://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

Bill,

I have to admit I kept looking for the punchline on this one.

[Guest guest]

The only thing that is remotely close to that is(that I know) a dual chamber ICD which paces and defibrellates and in some patients can be programmed so that it is constantly pacing(with the help of an ablation) to encrease the ef function. I dont know about Bundle Branch Block, but this is the only thing i can think about. Maybe this link might help.

http://www.guidant.com/products/

I hope this helps. TURK

Fw: [bcrotc] Fw: Lou

Received this from a friend. do not know what the device is. he says it's not a defib or pacemaker. Any ideas?

Best.

Bill

----- Original Message -----

The device that may be used to synchronize Lou's ventricles is called a dual chamber "thingamajig?". I don't know if it is a type of pacemaker. Maybe some of you out there might.

It is a thin, circular device, about the size of a half dollar, and will be implanted just beneath the skin. Lou has Bundle Branch Block, too, a condition where electrical signals fail to fire in such a way as to cause the simultaneous contraction of his ventricles. This device is intended to do that for him. The hope is that by getting both ventricles to fire properly, this may boost his ejection fraction. Presently Lou is not scheduled for this procedure. It will await consult with a cardio electrophysiologist.

Please visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

Bill,

I have a neighbor who has one of these. He was in an experimental group of Medtronic. They are a resynchronization device to aid with low EF's. It was discovered that by having both ventricles beat at the same time, the EF would improve. The dual chamber refers to both ventricles having leads. The most difficult part of this device is getting the second lead in that can sometimes take hours.

Well, this is probably TMI, but it gives you an idea of what type Lou has.

Many consider it a fancy IDC.

Fw: [bcrotc] Fw: Lou

Received this from a friend. do not know what the device is. he says it's not a defib or pacemaker. Any ideas?

Best.

Bill

----- Original Message -----

The device that may be used to synchronize Lou's ventricles is called a dual chamber "thingamajig?". I don't know if it is a type of pacemaker. Maybe some of you out there might.

It is a thin, circular device, about the size of a half dollar, and will be implanted just beneath the skin. Lou has Bundle Branch Block, too, a condition where electrical signals fail to fire in such a way as to cause the simultaneous contraction of his ventricles. This device is intended to do that for him. The hope is that by getting both ventricles to fire properly, this may boost his ejection fraction. Presently Lou is not scheduled for this procedure. It will await consult with a cardio electrophysiologist.

Please visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

It is an ICD - implanted cardioverter device. Mine is a Guidant, Ventac Prizm (1861) http://www.guidant.com/products/prizm2dr.shtml

I have had it 2 months, took 4.5 hours to implant and do ablation procedures. The leads pass through the valves into the muscle of the heart chambers (LV and RA). Heart rate up from average of 45 to 73; EF now at 25% (was 18% on a good day!). Wasn't cheap.. the hospital billed insurance $77K and the doctor billed $8K; and it was "out-patient."

Tommy

-----Original Message-----From: Doug Parsons [mailto:dparsons5@...]Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [bcrotc] Fw: Lou

Bill,

I have a neighbor who has one of these. He was in an experimental group of Medtronic. They are a resynchronization device to aid with low EF's. It was discovered that by having both ventricles beat at the same time, the EF would improve. The dual chamber refers to both ventricles having leads. The most difficult part of this device is getting the second lead in that can sometimes take hours.

Well, this is probably TMI, but it gives you an idea of what type Lou has.

Many consider it a fancy IDC.

Fw: [bcrotc] Fw: Lou

Received this from a friend. do not know what the device is. he says it's not a defib or pacemaker. Any ideas?

Best.

Bill

----- Original Message -----

The device that may be used to synchronize Lou's ventricles is called a dual chamber "thingamajig?". I don't know if it is a type of pacemaker. Maybe some of you out there might.

It is a thin, circular device, about the size of a half dollar, and will be implanted just beneath the skin. Lou has Bundle Branch Block, too, a condition where electrical signals fail to fire in such a way as to cause the simultaneous contraction of his ventricles. This device is intended to do that for him. The hope is that by getting both ventricles to fire properly, this may boost his ejection fraction. Presently Lou is not scheduled for this procedure. It will await consult with a cardio electrophysiologist.

Please visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

This is a new one on me. I think we do learn somthing new everyday, especially here. Thanks Doug.

Fw: [bcrotc] Fw: Lou

Received this from a friend. do not know what the device is. he says it's not a defib or pacemaker. Any ideas?

Best.

Bill

----- Original Message -----

The device that may be used to synchronize Lou's ventricles is called a dual chamber "thingamajig?". I don't know if it is a type of pacemaker. Maybe some of you out there might.

It is a thin, circular device, about the size of a half dollar, and will be implanted just beneath the skin. Lou has Bundle Branch Block, too, a condition where electrical signals fail to fire in such a way as to cause the simultaneous contraction of his ventricles. This device is intended to do that for him. The hope is that by getting both ventricles to fire properly, this may boost his ejection fraction. Presently Lou is not scheduled for this procedure. It will await consult with a cardio electrophysiologist.

Please visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

I have the same one Tommy. I had mine since Feb 1, 2001. It is a very good machine i think. Trust me It works very well as well. Take care. TURK

Fw: [bcrotc] Fw: Lou

Received this from a friend. do not know what the device is. he says it's not a defib or pacemaker. Any ideas?

Best.

Bill

----- Original Message -----

The device that may be used to synchronize Lou's ventricles is called a dual chamber "thingamajig?". I don't know if it is a type of pacemaker. Maybe some of you out there might.

It is a thin, circular device, about the size of a half dollar, and will be implanted just beneath the skin. Lou has Bundle Branch Block, too, a condition where electrical signals fail to fire in such a way as to cause the simultaneous contraction of his ventricles. This device is intended to do that for him. The hope is that by getting both ventricles to fire properly, this may boost his ejection fraction. Presently Lou is not scheduled for this procedure. It will await consult with a cardio electrophysiologist.

Please visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

I believe Quin has the correct answer here... it's the

latest " experimental " (actually beyond the experimental stage, but

still very new)therapy for CHF patients... suppose to do wonders...

but if you already have an ICD I think those leads & ICD are removed

in order to implant this unit... we have one person in my chat group

that was going to get the InSync unit then her EP decided against it

for that reason... try this site for more info ~~>

http://www.sih.net/newswire.nsf/Main/8fd3b751690b426086256c52007233d2

JES in NJ...

God Bless America

>

> > Received this from a friend. do not know what the device is. he

says

> > it's not a defib or pacemaker. Any ideas? Best. Bill

> > ----- Original Message -----

> >

> > The device that may be used to synchronize Lou's ventricles is

called

> > a dual chamber " thingamajig? " . I don't know if it is a type of

> > pacemaker. Maybe some of you out there might. It is a thin,

circular

> > device, about the size of a half dollar, and will be implanted

just

> > beneath the skin. Lou has Bundle Branch Block, too, a condition

where

> > electrical signals fail to fire in such a way as to cause the

> > simultaneous contraction of his ventricles. This device is

intended

> > to do that for him. The hope is that by getting both ventricles to

> > fire properly, this may boost his ejection fraction. Presently

Lou is

> > not scheduled for this procedure. It will await consult with a

cardio

> > electrophysiologist.

> >

> >

> >