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SVT & Ablation
In 2020 I started get rapid heartbeats on a regular basis even if I was not doing anything physical. They would last up to an hour at 200 beats. Heart monitor never detected anything but my doctor said to use the Kardia device and I did when it started. He knew right away it was SVT. I had an ablation and thank god it took the first time. I was able to fully function within a day of the procedure, it’s now almost 5 years and I feel very good with no side effects and no meds. I am told there is a chance it can come back but so far so good. I am 63 yrs old.
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Wonderful! Yes, some of us can go a good long time controlling our arrythmia with a self-imposed regimen, some of us need some medication, and some of us don't do so well with those and ask for an ablation. Some ablations can be successful for years, others fail in side of a couple of weeks....or one, which is what happened to me. Fortunately, the electrophysiologist knew me well enough (I pestered his nurses for guidance and kept them in the loop as to how I was feeling and that I wanted Dr. Novak to take another look at me) that he agreed to try again, and it worked. It will be two years on Valentine's Day.
SVT is supra-ventricular tachyardia, and it is a tachyarrhythmia....meaning it is still sinus rhythm, but it's quite a bit faster than it needs to be. Your Kardia printout would have shown it was sinus, but the intervals between beats was small. The supra-ventricular part of the name means it takes place in the atria, or the two smaller chambers above the two lower, larger and more powerful, pump that pump blood away from the heart, first to the lungs, and then out to the head, arms, thorax, and legs.
I'm always happy to read of success stories. Thanks for sharing.
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