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Just had my first SVT. Up to 230bpm and my first ambulance ride! Brushing my teeth in the morning getting ready for work and had what only I can compare to a severe hot flash. Made me sit down and then the heart started racing like it was coming out of my chest. I had only experienced tachycardia a couple of times over ten years ago. I could press on my carotid artery and bear down like I was giving birth and it would go away. This time it was caused by a P.E. In my lung. Echo was normal, venous duplex was clear, BP normal. The electrophysiologist is recommending a heart ablation to find where the misfires were happening. Good times. Should have stayed 59!
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I had my first SVT after being hospitalized for Congestive heart failure with severe edema. I was in my room reading my tablet when a huge group of nurses came in, along with 2 doctors and a crash cart. They kept staring at the monitor. I had no idea what was happening but they told me I was in V-tac. Scared the daylights out of me. I was then transferred to the Heart Center at our Medical Center. It settled itself after being transferred. I lost almost 40 lbs of fluid and have been feeling better since then. I was also placed on Entresto.
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So sorry to hear about your recent experience with SVT I have had this condition for about 12 years. I didn't know that there was a relationship to a blood clot. You must've had a very knowledgeable doctor for him to find the blood clot right away. Are you taking anticoagulant now?
Did your doctor by chance order any hypercoagulation work up?