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.
Uaually an EKG is the medium to diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia is made based on the rhythm seen on either a 12 lead EKG or a telemetry rhythm strip. Additionally, for consideration is whether there is a past history of a heart attack (heart cell negrosis...scarred tissue does not permit electrical conduction), congested heart failure or recent angina (chest pain from lack of oxygen to heart cells). In cardiac ablation, a form of energy renders a small section of damaged tissue inactive.
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.
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.
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.
Supraventricular which is a tachycardia arising in the top two chambers of the heart, Ventricular Tach which is a tachycardia originating from the bottom two chambers in the heart.
Hope this helps to shed some light on your question.
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.
That's exactly how premature beats works. We all have them, and they will get worse if you keep checking the pulse. With a blood pressure of 135/80 your dizziness is not related to a loss of blood pressure, if you got dizzy at all.
Stop reading about ventricular tachycardia. It's an extremely rare condition.
Ventricular tachycardia is an ominous sign in patients with decreased ventricular function and others with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). If you have had an echocardiogram showing normal LV and RV function, most likely this is not a life threatening concern and you may only need a beta blocker ( which may be causing all of your symptoms). If not then you may need an echocardiogram and a fat suppresion MRI to assess for the presence of ARVD.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
It probably isn't the lidocaine, it's the epinephrine that is in the lidocaine. You can ask your dentist to use an anesthetic without epinephrine, I have had tons of dental work and always ask for that. Dentist doesn't mind at all and I've never had any problems. It doesn't last as long but if you start to feel anything while they are working the dentist will just give you more. I have done fine with it.
I'm a 24 yr old male. Echo, stress test, stress echo, holter, and event monitors have all been normal besides "PVC's and a 26 beat run of ventricular tachycardia at 127bpms that self terminated". I seen an EP today and he said that he thought it to be benign and called it Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia and I started asking questions and he said that just to be safe he wants to do an EP study next week. Can you explain an EP study? How safe are they to do?
Patients with three or more consecutive premature ventricular contractions in a row have ventricular tachycardia. Ventricular tachycardia that is prolonged can result in low cardiac output, low blood pressure, and fainting. When I'm exhausted, I ofen begin to throw a single PVC here and there. A good night's sleep, and they disappear.
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