I am 63 year old female. I had aortic valve replacement 5 years ago for moderate stenosis , three months ago I had a pacemaker put in due to passing out. Recently I had my pm adjusted from 60 to 70 and I feel short of breath. Do you think it is a pacemaker setting or something else.
Hello. Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor. I would recommend that you perform an echocardiogram to assess the shape of the valve prosthesis. The pacemaker adjustment is not a cause for shortness of breath. Also, I would suggest you do a plain chest X-ray. I hope I was helpful. Feel free to ask me again. Take care