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Re-positioning a pacemaker that is sticking on the heart

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faris02886
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Good morning all,

My father has installed a pacemaker to regulate his heart beats about 3 years ago. The pacemaker was working perfectly and is still until now. However, we found a weird condition where the pacemaker was sticking on the heart (Probably slipped or was not well pouched or fitted at the time of the operation).

The doctors said that an operation was needed to reposition it although there is a potential risk due to the fact that removing a pacemaker which is sticking on the heart might cause an internal bleeding. I would like to ask on this occasion to what extent is such an operation risky and what are the chances that such an operation will be conducted successfully? Are there any previous cases where such an operation was made and successfully conducted? Sorry for the lengthy question!

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