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Supraventricular Tachycardia

Posted by toniaw @toniaw, Sep 15, 2023

Recently I had to wear a monitor for 14 days. I checked my online health portal and this was the conclusion: Sinus Rhythm. PAC burden 4.5%. 9 Supraventricular Tachycardia runs occurred, the run
with the fastest interval lasting 8 beats with a max rate of 187 bpm, the longest lasting 7
beats with an avg rate of 107 bpm. Supraventricular Tachycardia was detected within +/-
45 seconds of symptomatic patient event(s). Is this normal? I am almost 62.

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Dana, Volunteer Mentor | @danab | Dec 5, 2023
In reply to @jc76 "Dana, This is great information and so close to what I have experience over the decades...." + (show)
@jc76

Dana,
This is great information and so close to what I have experience over the decades. I have had a ICD/Pacemaker since 2006 and on my 3rd Boston Scientific device. I go through the same things when heart goes into VT with the trying to pace me out of it and does not work a shock. I have been told that the valsalva technique is also a technique and the one you mentioned. I have used the strong coughing when device is trying to pace me out and has worked .

It is great advice to say check with your doctor and labs before adding supplements. I was advised recently (Mayo EP) to take magnesium but was already taking. I had been reading on MCC about potassium helping also but when I checked with my EP/PA she said that my labs showed upper level of potassium and woud not recommend taking a supplement.

I started having some problems with VT and shocks back in January when I had pace clinic turn on my exercise function in my pacemaker. I had never had this function on with 3 devices. It seemed that the VT and shocks started again at same time I had them turn this on where I was getting VT and shock about once a year before then.

I am not in anyway a doctor or expert on this but I said to myself what has changed, what am I doing different to cause this. So I asked PC clinic to turn off the exercise mode and sure enough the VT and shocks stopped where I was getting them once a week.

Maybe had nothing to do with it or just mental stress worrying about exercise mode causing it. Appreciate your information and being a mentor.

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I see we have a lot in common. Once I had that exercise function turned on and I just did not like the feeling when my heart rate would go up to about 120, I was paced at 70-80 at the time and yes i was also having more arrythmias at that time. Mine was after an ablation so I figured it was due to that. So they turned it down. That particular ablation was the beginning of a period where my heart was getting worse anyway and I was for a while concerned that that particular ablation (which as I found out later) was not really necessary and I believe made matters worse. That was in 2015 and by 2017 I was looking at Heart transplant. But Im actually glad now as everything worked out for me better in the long run. Also your right to question things. I should have been better at being my own advocate.

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jc76 | @jc76 | Dec 6, 2023
In reply to @anniegk "I have had it since my twenties. Iam now 78. I notice with mine that when..." + (show)
@anniegk

I have had it since my twenties. Iam now 78. I notice with mine that when Iam not active I will notice it more. If I get active my heartbeat will often smooth out.

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anniegk, Same here on the when not active. When I exercise I guess I return mellowed out. When I don't I worry about not exercising.

Guess that is the stress level the talk about causing some of the symptoms.

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