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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
A Little High Resting Pulse After RFA
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A Little High Resting Pulse After RFA
by Denise__0__0, Oct 17, 1998 12:00AM
Hi,
I had Radio Frequency Ablation done Monday (Oct. 12) to correct SVT. They ablated my right upper chamber (Atrium). My question regards my resting pulse now. Before the procedure was done, my resting pulse was between 62-67 BPM. Now, my resting pulse doesn't seem to go below 80 BPM (even when I'm sleeping). I am a little concerned that I didn't have this problem before the ablation, so could it be a result of what was done. My tachycardia (SVT) thing seems to be taken care of. I will know for sure in due time. I don't know what kind of changes your cardiovascular system goes through after the ablation. I talked to my Electrophysiologist's nurse and she said it is a little high and if it still concerns me in a week, I can call back and see him earlier than my 1 month appointment. Do you think I should do this or is the increase in the resting pulse normal after such a procedure?
I am still on Tenormin (25 mg) daily because of an Adrenaline problem. The Tenormin is lowering my blood pressure, but doesn't seem to be lowering my pulse too much.
Thanks for your time!
Denise
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Dear Denise,
Thank you for your question. An increased pulse rate is not a typical complication of RFA. There are many other possible reasons for an increased pulse. I would suggest following-up with your cardiologist as recommended by his nurse.
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