Can your heart stop if you have a pacemaker

Abstract. Pacemaker lead fracture is one of the most common causes of pacemaker malfunction and is most frequently associated with weight lifting or chest trauma. These patients usually present with symptoms of dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort, and palpitations or less commonly with extracardiac symptoms .

Some patients continue to experience palpitations, near syncope, and syncope after pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation. 31 May 2017

Muscle twitching is one of the complications caused by a permanent cardiac pacemaker , and Twiddler syndrome, where twisting or rotating of the generator in its pocket results in lead rotation or coiling, is a common cause of this [4].