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Sharon'
As Beverly Kane MD has rightly pointed out the issues are really are really 
2  ie
1.If your pacemaker is on demand type to prevent sudden onset slow heart 
rate while allowing some fast rhytm to carry on eg atrial fibbrillation ,in 
which case you would probably be on indefinite period of anticoagulant such 
as warfarin, then this is an absolute contraindication to ride .A fall could 
end up with life threatening internal haemorrhage .
2.If you are not on anticoagulant ,a fall on the 'right ' location may 
result in pacemaker malfunction .A relative contraindication .I would play 
safe and advice my patients to choose other 'soft' sports .
3. For people with heart valve replacement  IMO riding is an absolute no no  
.
Nik Isahak Wan Abdullah

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