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Subject: Ventricular Tachycardia Two years ago at age 38 I was training for the the Canadian Ironman Competition (Swim 2.4 miles/Bike 112 miles/run 26 miles), my fitness level was at it's peak. During a 100 mile bike ride my heart rate jumped up, and I was not able to finish my ride. Hours later I finally went to emergency and after unsuccesfully attempting drugs to reduce my 200 plus heart rate I was cardioverted back to normal. Now two years later I have been through scads of tests, had two failed ablasion attempts, many, many episodes of sustained ventricula tachycardia. Through all this I have continued to try to exercise, it seems as though my metabolism has changed or something and I keep gaining weight (now up 25 lbs). They have tried several types of drugs that did not control the vtach the latest efforts have me taking sotalol three times a day (80 mg.) to reduce my heart rate way way down and then they put in a pacemaker to raise my heart rate to a normal level. Now when under any type of exertion I am gasping in oxygen debt. Note that my heart is in otherwise excellent condition two seperate MRI's and a biobsy show my heart muscle is fine. Venous and arteriol E.P. studies are good. Any suggestions, any new studies, anyone having the same problems so that I can attain some type of regular quality of life? |
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