Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group
Welcome to the Heart Rhythm Conditions group on Mayo Clinic Connect.
Did you know that the average heart beats 100,000 times a day? Millions of people live with heart rhythm problems (heart arrhythmias) which occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate heartbeats don't work properly. Let's connect with each other; we can share stories and learn about coping with the challenges, and living well with abnormal heart rhythms. I invite you to follow the group. Simply click the +FOLLOW icon on the group landing page.
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@gift440 it is a lot to absorb and handle. Keep us posted if you feel it is helpful!
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2 ReactionsYes, I am going to have both when the doctor orders them.
I dismissed near fainting for years. Have only had two weeks to adjust to having a serious heart condition.
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1 Reaction@gift440 yes NSVT is different from SVT! I am glad that you are having what seems to be good care.
One of my kids may have Ehlers Danlos and nearly faints a lot, often in the heat. Their atria are enlarged and they are just being evaluated. In their teens their resting heart rate was 140, discovered in a physical education class. (I have afib, the common cold of cardiology! My high heart rate is SVT though.)
ps very wise to avoid too much tracking due to the anxiety it can cause!!
Would you feel reassured with a pacemaker and defibrillator? Are you thinking of going ahead with that?
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1 ReactionSo worrying. I have developed Arrythmia along with RBBB.
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2 ReactionsI see. I am not tracking it. Although I could on my Apple Watch, I’d rather not get anxiety about it.
Do you have a Linq 11 loop a device in your heart to monitor it in real time and see what is going on ?
He told me condition was worse or dangerous because in the lower chamber( s?. Scheduled surgery to put Linq device in 2 days later. I report symptoms and dr reviews as they occur via my Iphone and Medtronic monitor in my heart.
He talked about a pacemaker and defibrillator . I went because I was tired all the time and felt faint a lot for years. Have Ehlers Danlos and was told they are testing whole families that have that because can affect aorta.
My grandson a college junior fainted playing inter-mural football recently. the cardiac the testing Found he does have irregular heart rhthym. He’s in great physical condition. In premed.
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1 ReactionI am 78 so I had heart issues identified first 51 years ago.
I wish I didn’t have it!
My cousin had heart issues. It didn’t stop him from traveling by car long distances for quite a while.
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1 ReactionI have had near fainting light headed symptoms for decades .
My OBGYN heard something and had me referred to heart Dr who had me wearing a heart monitor while I was 6 months pregnant. I was 27.
There were complications with C- section delivery ( Ehlers Danlos) . I stayed in hospital over 3 wks . No further follow-up was for heart testing came after.
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1 ReactionMine is in the lower chambers. I’ll go with what my cardiologist told me and advise my family accordingly.
Your heart issue may be different.
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1 ReactionI meant to say 90%…
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1 ReactionI just wanted to introduce myself and tell you to try ablation. Age 79, pacemaker, housebound due to arthritis. I finally found a good cardiologist who specialized in arrhythmia-it’s a whole sub - specialty with many practitioners. First ablation wore off after 3 months, very common. Second one working fine after 9 months. There’s hope for us with this procedure-99% have to have a second one, I read. So wonderful not to live with this thing! Look for a specialist!
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