Methadone and ventricular tachycardia
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How rare is it to have both supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia. I had an ablation for the ventricular tachycardia but it appeared that I have supraventricular tachycardia. My doctor didn't tell me I had supraventricular tachycardia but when I was given the report I saw that I was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia and my ventricular tachycardia was gone.
A holter monitor picked up Ventricular tachycardia and a doppler picked up PFO. Her dr did a stress test with and she did not show symptoms of vtach. They have scheduled a cardiac ablation and stated that the best case scenario is to fix at that time but did not state what was next if they could not fix during ablation. The dr also stated that her bpm was 300 during vtach but there were only 3 in a row. What could be done if ablation does not work? and how serious is this ?
Both my father and grandfather past away due to complications with ventricular tachycardia and because they have both passed i don't know at what age their symptoms started. I had an EKG that showed flattened t waves and a echocardiogram that showed no plague in my arterias and wel basically a completly healthy heart. I had a complete health panel and my thyroid, cholestoral, electrolydes and potassium are normal.
That's something called non-sustained ventricular tachycardia, or NSVT. This means the heart beats were originating in the ventricles. These are called premature ventricular contractions or PVCs. anything > 3 PVCs in a row and lasting < 30 seconds is called NSVT or ventricular tachycardia.
There's a ton of other information that can be read into the NSVT, like how fast it was, what part of the heart did it originate from, was it coming from more than 1 spot....
However, in young patients with ventricular tachycardia it is common no structural heart disease may be found. Two forms of ventricular tachycardia are commonly found and they are right ventricular outflow tract and left posterior septal fascicular ventricular tachycardia. Both of these tachycardia are repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardias likely due to an abnormal automatic focus amenable to rf ablation.
From what I have read low potassium levels can cause heart palpitations though I wouldn't think they would be ventricular tachycardia but rather sinus tachycardia but I'm not a doctor. If you indeed had ventricular tachycardia I would think it important to have your heart evaluated.
However, it is important to understand that ventricular tachycardia (or ventricular tachyarrhythmias, that is a joint term for ventricular tachycardia, ventricular flutter and to some degree ventricular fibrillation, though almost all the time used for ventricular tachycardia) can manifest in different ways and be caused by different mechanisms, some of them almost completely benign, some of them life threatening.
so far SVT is not fatal but a consisted SVT for long periods of time can be harmful and produce complications. fatal Arrthymias known as V-tach ventricular tachycardia which basically means that the lower ventricle chambers are rapidly contracting and not letting enough blood flow through the heart lungs and brain this is the cause of being in shock and losing 100% blood pressure which than causes the heart to go in V-fib or induced cardiomyopathy .
Another doctor at the practice called (my dr. was on vacation) and said I had a ventricular tachycardia showing 6 beats and prescribed me 25 mg of Metroprolol to start immediately. I asked this week for a referral to an EP doctor and I have an appointment next week with her. The Metoprolol slows my hear to the 60s when I take it at night, but my heart rate is back in the 90s-100 and 80s in the morning and all day. Is that normal?
Dear Doctor;
iam 34 yrs old and before two weeks ago i got irregular heart palpation reach 234 rate per minute; this is the first time but iam type of drinking coffee and smoking hubbly bubbly.
They only last a few seconds but it is scary and uncomfortable. I had a normal EKG and then my doc ordered an at home monitor for 14 days where she diagnosed me with VT. I was also having ansiety attacks at the time. My doc put me on Metoprolol and the VT had gotten better for a couple weeks but now they're back AGAIN! I wonder if my doc is doing everything she should and there's other testing I should have done.
Another doctor at the practice called (my dr. was on vacation) and said I had a ventricular tachycardia showing 6 beats and prescribed me 25 mg of Metroprolol to start immediately. I asked this week for a referral to an EP doctor and I have an appointment next week with her. The Metoprolol slows my hear to the 60s when I take it at night, but my heart rate is back in the 90s-100 and 80s in the morning and all day. Is that normal?
It usually lasts about 5 seconds and happens a few times a day. I had a normal echo and ecg, and the cardiologist said it's very unlikely in feeling VT, but it's probably just a benign palpitation felt in the"bottom tip" of my heart. What concerns me is that would be the ventricles so how is that benign? Wouldn't that be VT potentially? I did a 24 HR holter but of course it didn't happen while I was wearing it.
In one week I had an echocardiogram, MRI, stress test and many EKGs. My echo came back good but my stress test came back with ventricular tachycardia and my last EKG came back bad too. But I don't have my MRI results yet. I don't meet with him till march 20th. My question is how do I help calm the chest pain? It's always different like sometimes it will be stabbing or tightness or pressure but most of the time it's the stabbing one. How can I mange the pain till my appointment?
There are a group of arrhythmic conditions which give rise to sustained ventricular tachycardia but, in the absence of any structural heart disease or defect, are not life threatening and termed "benign". Many choose to go through an ablation procedre, while some may choose antiarrhythmic medications.
Many have RVOT-VT(Right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia) which is usaully a benign VT. I had this form of VT and was fortunate to have had an ablation procedure for it last Aug.
Sustained ventricular tachycardia is dangerous and needs to be treated as it can lead to sudden death. SVT on the other hand is not fatal in a healthy person.
Ventricular tachycardia also turns on and off like a switch. Sustained (>30 seconds) ventricular tachycardia is rare without heart disease. If the heart rate gradually increases and decreases and also varies some during the event, you can be very sure that it's sinus tachycardia.
I've experienced exactly the same as you.
Within five minutes of meeting me/seeing my test he diagnosed me with Ventricular Tachycardia and that I should get an ablation immediately. Nervous about the operation (I am healthy 25 yr old female marathon runner), I decided to get some blood work done from regular physician. My test revealed very low ferritin levels and blood count, my doctor told me that my blood volume was 66% of what it needed to be.
These have included premature ventricular depolarizations (50%), AV nodal arrhythmias (50%), AV conduction disturbances (36%), wide complex tachycardia (less than 1%), paroxysmal atrial tachycardia with AV block, complete heart block, PR prolongation, and ST segment changes".
Some doctors prescribe digoxin for irregular heartbeat, but monitor heart rate and kidney function closely. I hope the digoxin perspective helps you make the right decision. Take care.
I had an episode of what they called nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. 92 beats per minute 29 beats. Duration approximately 21 seconds. Technically is it tachycardia being that the heart rate was under 100 beats per minute? Could this be considered a benign form of V-tach?
I had an echocardiogram. My heart looks great on paper. Just mild mitral valve prolapse.
Had EKG. Normal.
Had Stress echo. Exceeded limits for my age group. Perfectly normal. No evidence of heart disease.
I am a 29 yr old female and was diagnosed with sinus tachy at 19 and have been on and off beta blockers since then. Just recently, i am also pregnant, I have started to have more issues and the cardiologist said IVR on top of the tachy and has referred me to electro physiologist. I have been put back on a low dose beta blocker ( waited until symptoms were at their worst because of risk factors). What are the possible causes and treatment?
The efficacy of magnesium therapy in patients with ventricular tachycardia has previously been reported. Recently completed and ongoing studies validate earlier observations that potassium and magnesium supplementation may control other cardiac arrhythmias, particularly in hypomagnesemic patients.
Hi,
It is my understanding that Sinus Tachycardia denotes a heart rate above 100 beats per minute. Exercise can and often raises the heart above 100 BPM, and even this exercise induced elevated rhythm would be referred to as tachycardia. Sinus Tachycardia can occur from causes other than exercise as well.
Positive for inducible nonsustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia as well as inducible sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation requiring defibrillation therpapy. 34-year old female. History of one syncopal episode and one pre-syncopal episode prior to diagnosis.
Thanks for any light you can shed on my condition. I was beginning to deal quite well with my ICD and heart problem, but lately have begun to worry again.
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