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SVTs: where do I begin?

Posted by ccenj @ccenj, Nov 17 1:15pm

My heart monitor results show "normal heart rhythm with a few short runs of SVTs." Where do I begin to learn about this condition so I can be the most educated patient I can be?

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skylarke | @skylarke | Nov 18 6:00am

When I was first domiagnosed while in my 20's my cardiologist told me it was not life threatening..
But it is annoying and it became a problem because I never knew when it would happen.
It's caused by rogue nerve endings that fire off randomly in the ventricle.
After I turned 65 and was fed up with my cardiologist trying to make me a guinea pig with the meds he kept trying make me take only because the ablation would cost $30k at that time.. Medicare got involved and sent me to the best hospital in Santa Barbara CA .
That ablation was easy and the cardiologist found two rogue nerve endings .
He zapped around them which killed the pathways and I was a little sore for two days then resumed all activities without one problem . Never another SVT episode .
Make sure you consult with an arthymia specialist..
Hope this helps

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ccenj | @ccenj | Nov 18 8:24am
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When I was first domiagnosed while in my 20's my cardiologist told me it was not life threatening..
But it is annoying and it became a problem because I never knew when it would happen.
It's caused by rogue nerve endings that fire off randomly in the ventricle.
After I turned 65 and was fed up with my cardiologist trying to make me a guinea pig with the meds he kept trying make me take only because the ablation would cost $30k at that time.. Medicare got involved and sent me to the best hospital in Santa Barbara CA .
That ablation was easy and the cardiologist found two rogue nerve endings .
He zapped around them which killed the pathways and I was a little sore for two days then resumed all activities without one problem . Never another SVT episode .
Make sure you consult with an arthymia specialist..
Hope this helps

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@skylarke Thank so much for this excellent advice!

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