TonyJ 0 #1 November 11, 2006 i had svt for about 30 min, on the ground, heart rate was 276,went to the er, only happened once, just wondering if someone has had this in the plane or jumping. whats the odds that this is just a one time thing? went to a follow up today, really no answers, but appears normal in alot of people..thanks tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #2 November 11, 2006 No thats not normal in a lot of people... really If I were you I would follow up with an electrophysiologist (a cardiologist that specializes in electrical distrubances), rather than a regular cardiologist. Good luck! JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #3 November 11, 2006 I'm guessing that 276 was your atrial rate. Did you have atrial flutter? How much of a work-up did you have? linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyJ 0 #4 November 11, 2006 well the er did all the blood work, cardo said i should go to a electrophysiologist, but if it happened 1 time in 36 years whats the odds it will happen again. he is sending the graphs to the electrophysiologist, to get his opinion. it was really a freak thing...thanks for the help.. also im not sure if i had atrial flutter, i have never heard of that during all the conversations, he said its really wierd in a healthy person, chest xray was nornal, all the blood work was normal, i have to go for the usual chol.. test...he does want to do a stress test to try to get it to do it, but he said my heart already passed a stress test for 30 min..he believes its a short circuit in the heart elect. circuit, he showed me the diagram with all the correct terms..thanks tony my main question whats the odds it will come back? i know its impossible to answer.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrabGrass 0 #5 November 11, 2006 Quoteif it happened 1 time in 36 years whats the odds it will happen again Quote Dunno...1 in 36? Why wonder, do ALL the 'system checks' available, the old ticker ain't like a lizzard tail, can't just grow a new one! ~ "Pack Fast, Pull Low... and Date Your Riggers WIFE!" ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #6 November 13, 2006 What the flock is "svt"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites scubasteve1942 0 #7 November 13, 2006 QuoteWhat the flock is "svt"? supraventricular tachycardia. And to the original poster. There is a chance it might happen again. If it does you can either go on meds or have a catheter ablation. In some cases after you have svt for the first time it keeps coming back more frequently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,068 #8 November 13, 2006 Supraventricular tachycardia. A cardiac problem that results in a fast but not very productive ventricular rhythm. In most cases it's transient and only lasts a few seconds, but in some cases it can go on for a longer time and produce lightheadedness or unconsciousness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #9 November 13, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhat the flock is "svt"? supraventricular tachycardia. Well that was a big help. Billvon: thanks for putting it into English, since the respondent must think this is a forum for doctors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TonyJ 0 #10 November 13, 2006 thanks, thats what i wanted to know, im on meds right now until the cardo gets a consult with the electrical doc..thanks tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites scubasteve1942 0 #11 November 14, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteWhat the flock is "svt"? supraventricular tachycardia. Well that was a big help. Billvon: thanks for putting it into English, since the respondent must think this is a forum for doctors. LoL. Sorry about that. I just typed that in a hurry because I had to go out. I figured at least if you had that bit of info you could go do a quick search in google. Anyway Billvon gave you a good description. TonyJ I hope everything works out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lindsey 0 #12 November 14, 2006 I don't know what the likelihood is that it will come back. That depends on why you had it. BUT if 276 was your ventricular rate, then it's not something you want to have come back in freefall. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloudwlking 1 #13 November 14, 2006 If you had one episode, chances are you will have another, as we get older things changes, either with your heart itself or the way your heart is responding to something new(external stimuli). SVT will usually produce a low or very low B/P and the physical results of such. (very poor perfusion). The fact that you had such a long episode would make me think it was a medical change and not a new "stimulant" Most people with a diagnosed SVT condition will feel it coming on, and take appropriate actions(pulling over, laying down, calling 911/MD ect), much like many people with seizures. This warning can help you if this does return, just pay attention to it. Be safe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DavidST 0 #14 November 14, 2006 Speaking from the Medic side of things most people i run that are in SVT tend to be betweent he Age of 35-45 when the condition began. So even though it has only happened once in 36 years there is a good chance it can happen again. Withough a doubt go see the specialist. 276 if faaaaast most times i see SVT it is around 225-230.As a general rule, the better it felt when you said it, the more trouble it's going to get you into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TonyJ 0 #15 November 14, 2006 thanks to all for the advice, i have to go back next week. when it happened i drove ot the er, it would have continued longer but the drug that stopped the heart then it restarted seconds later limited it only to 30 min. the bp was slightly elevated during but i figured it would be real high. thanks again tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloudwlking 1 #16 November 15, 2006 Quotebut the drug that stopped the heart then it restarted seconds adenosene/adenocard? gives you transient asystole, the looks on people faces when they see they are flat lined... Also supposed to be a really weird feeling during that time. Quotebp was slightly elevated really expected to see low bp not elevated. keep us posted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jmaytham 0 #17 November 29, 2006 had to be atrial, the ventricles don't work at that rate, without full test results this is not the place to ask for advice. talk to the cardiologist and explain what you want to do. if he's an airhead (no pun intended) get a 2nd opinion. suggesting catheter abalation without full test results is like jumping a rig without a clue what's in it. see your hearts master rigger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,068 #18 November 29, 2006 >had to be atrial, the ventricles don't work at that rate . . . Uh, well, that's sorta the point. If they did work at those speeds, tachycardias wouldn't be much of an issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TonyJ 0 #19 November 30, 2006 thanks for the advice, i still haven't gone back for the 2nd appt. but the test he wanted to possibly have run was to put several pacemakers in and fire them to look for a short, or thats what i got from it. i really don't want to go through that unless i have another episode. but i will go back in acouple weeks to see what the elect. doc said..thanks again tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. 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JohnRich 4 #6 November 13, 2006 What the flock is "svt"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scubasteve1942 0 #7 November 13, 2006 QuoteWhat the flock is "svt"? supraventricular tachycardia. And to the original poster. There is a chance it might happen again. If it does you can either go on meds or have a catheter ablation. In some cases after you have svt for the first time it keeps coming back more frequently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,068 #8 November 13, 2006 Supraventricular tachycardia. A cardiac problem that results in a fast but not very productive ventricular rhythm. In most cases it's transient and only lasts a few seconds, but in some cases it can go on for a longer time and produce lightheadedness or unconsciousness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 November 13, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhat the flock is "svt"? supraventricular tachycardia. Well that was a big help. Billvon: thanks for putting it into English, since the respondent must think this is a forum for doctors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyJ 0 #10 November 13, 2006 thanks, thats what i wanted to know, im on meds right now until the cardo gets a consult with the electrical doc..thanks tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scubasteve1942 0 #11 November 14, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteWhat the flock is "svt"? supraventricular tachycardia. Well that was a big help. Billvon: thanks for putting it into English, since the respondent must think this is a forum for doctors. LoL. Sorry about that. I just typed that in a hurry because I had to go out. I figured at least if you had that bit of info you could go do a quick search in google. Anyway Billvon gave you a good description. TonyJ I hope everything works out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #12 November 14, 2006 I don't know what the likelihood is that it will come back. That depends on why you had it. BUT if 276 was your ventricular rate, then it's not something you want to have come back in freefall. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudwlking 1 #13 November 14, 2006 If you had one episode, chances are you will have another, as we get older things changes, either with your heart itself or the way your heart is responding to something new(external stimuli). SVT will usually produce a low or very low B/P and the physical results of such. (very poor perfusion). The fact that you had such a long episode would make me think it was a medical change and not a new "stimulant" Most people with a diagnosed SVT condition will feel it coming on, and take appropriate actions(pulling over, laying down, calling 911/MD ect), much like many people with seizures. This warning can help you if this does return, just pay attention to it. Be safe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidST 0 #14 November 14, 2006 Speaking from the Medic side of things most people i run that are in SVT tend to be betweent he Age of 35-45 when the condition began. So even though it has only happened once in 36 years there is a good chance it can happen again. Withough a doubt go see the specialist. 276 if faaaaast most times i see SVT it is around 225-230.As a general rule, the better it felt when you said it, the more trouble it's going to get you into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyJ 0 #15 November 14, 2006 thanks to all for the advice, i have to go back next week. when it happened i drove ot the er, it would have continued longer but the drug that stopped the heart then it restarted seconds later limited it only to 30 min. the bp was slightly elevated during but i figured it would be real high. thanks again tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudwlking 1 #16 November 15, 2006 Quotebut the drug that stopped the heart then it restarted seconds adenosene/adenocard? gives you transient asystole, the looks on people faces when they see they are flat lined... Also supposed to be a really weird feeling during that time. Quotebp was slightly elevated really expected to see low bp not elevated. keep us posted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmaytham 0 #17 November 29, 2006 had to be atrial, the ventricles don't work at that rate, without full test results this is not the place to ask for advice. talk to the cardiologist and explain what you want to do. if he's an airhead (no pun intended) get a 2nd opinion. suggesting catheter abalation without full test results is like jumping a rig without a clue what's in it. see your hearts master rigger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,068 #18 November 29, 2006 >had to be atrial, the ventricles don't work at that rate . . . Uh, well, that's sorta the point. If they did work at those speeds, tachycardias wouldn't be much of an issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyJ 0 #19 November 30, 2006 thanks for the advice, i still haven't gone back for the 2nd appt. but the test he wanted to possibly have run was to put several pacemakers in and fire them to look for a short, or thats what i got from it. i really don't want to go through that unless i have another episode. but i will go back in acouple weeks to see what the elect. doc said..thanks again tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
