PSVT

[subodhshukla]

Hi,

Iam 49 yr Indian male (75 KG 5' 9") recently diagnosed with PSVT. I want to share experience of members who have been thru this. My problem was very infrequent (once in a year or two) and usually lasted for a few minutes only . I guess the HR would be in the range of 100 - 150 . However during the past three episodes the disconfort and duration has been increasing. I never sought any medical help because it just did not register as a problem serious enough for that.

During the latest episode, the ER team gave me IV Adenocine (6mg and 12 mg) to break the case. I have been an active person with a reasonably healhy lifestyle (no smoke, no drink, vegitarian, normal working hours ) but I do notice that my PSVT episodes are generally caused by something in my stomach. In fact I have felt that the stomach or something there presses against the heart to trigger the attack. After the last episode, I tried consulting docs for possible causes and remedies. Since vagal manuevre and other natural ways to break an episode seem to have something to do with either the stomach or the resiratory system I am trying to figure out whether over eating, or a bad stomach is always related to this problem.

One question which members may like to answer is whether PSVT has any genetic link. My father (age 82 ) has informed me that he too was diagnosed with Tachycardia nearly 50 years ago . His was not very bad nor were too many options available to him at that time, therefore he just lived with it and now for the past decade or so, he had not had any incident. Good luck to all others who are wrestling with these issues...Subodh Shukla




This discussion is related to PSVT Treatment: beta-blockers, ablation, or nothing.

[kimmie28]

hiya i suffer from svt (super ventricular tachycardia) my bpm would go from 60 - 230 within a split second, i spent many nights in hospital and had the dreaded wonder drug so often i needed the ablation operation. i was told it's not heredatory condition although i was also told that after my op i would be cured and guess what, i still have the attacks.

eating, drinking , stress alcohol, caffine vitamins and exercise can bring these on even yawning could bring mine on. hope you find a solution that works well for you good luck.

[batman12]

I was diagnosed with PSVT over a decade ago and ablation was recommended at that time, however, I didn't feel confident about the state of the technology.  Then I didn't have any episodes for several years so kind of forgot about it.  Within the past 2 years I have been to the ER twice with HR over 220.  Plus have had multiple 'mini' events since then.  It mostly seems to be stress and caffeine related, however, the major events are always triggered by pressure on my abdomin (abdomen) - bending over suddenly, sneezing, overeating.  I have an appt with an electrophysiologist next week and think I am ready to take this step since medication and mineral supplements haven't really helped.  I'll let you know how it goes :))

[subodhshukla]

Thanks for valuable inputs. Iam trying to be careful about overeating. Hope my problem is simple enough to be managed with some changes in my lifestyle. It has not reappeared so far but I am still keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck to to all others who may be trying to manage the problem. Pls carry on sharing information. It helps.....Cheers..))

[batman12]

Hi Subodh -
I had the ablation procedure last week (Wed Jul 3).  It went well, and was totally painless except for the incision site and a slight burning sensation in my chest when I woke up from the anesthesia.  I went home the same day, didn't feel so good on Thurs or Fri (mostly tired, a little bit of chest pain), but felt really good on Sat.  I am still having a few 'skipped' beats every once in a while, but they told me this could last up to a few months after the procedure.  So far, so good.  
Hilary