Non sustained ventricular tachycardia

Posted by dey10238 @dey10238, 6 days ago

I had an ablation at Mayo 2 years ago for afib and aflutter. I have a pacemaker for sick sinus syndrome. I had several short runs (1-2 seconds) of vtach show up on my pacemaker in November. Most occurrences have been while I was active. The EP has set my pacemaker to download again in a couple of weeks. My EP has also recommended a sleep study to see if that could be a contributing factor. That will be done next week. I was just wondering if other people in this group had had treatment for vtach. I have been through many of the drugs before my ablation and never got along well. I am currently only taki g Eliquis and Lisinopril for BP. Thank you! Appreciate the experiences of this group so much!

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I (72 yo male) have suffered 2 years trying to find out what is wrong. Have seen 3 cardiologists (regular, EP, and autonomia specialist), and a neurologist. Takes 6-8 months to see one, then 4 months to get a test done, then sent to different specialist. Had to insist on a heart monitor which showed SVT, and other events. My active life has drastically changed. My symptoms Aline with SVT and syncope. Any advice is most welcome.

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@leer50 I am so sorry that you are struggling to get a diagnosis and treatment. It is scary to feel your heart doing things that don’t feel right. Any treatment for the SVT or other issues that showed up on your heart monitor? The first couple of afib events I had happened at night, but I didn’t have a clue what was going on. I bought myself a smart watch with ECG feature not thinking that it would come in handy but it did. During the third event, I captured the episode with an ECG several times and took that to my PCP. Continue to advocate for yourself.

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