Re: Is it really Tachycardia?

Posted By Kris on July 07, 1999 at 11:31:24
I am a 25 year old female who has recently been diagnosed with Tachycardia.  I have a 5 month old baby and when I was about 7 months pregnant, I wore a 24 hour monitor because I told my OB that I felt like my heart was skipping a beat every once in a while.  The cardiologist said that I was not actually skipping a beat, but adding a beat and what I felt was my heart resetting itself.   The monitor also showed that my heart rate sometimes got as high as 169 pbm.  However, he told me it was probably due to being pregnant. ( My OB thought it may have picked up the baby's heart rate).  Since I have had my baby, I have still been having the feeling that my heart skips beats and went back to the Cardiologist (this time his partner)  He looked at my tests from when I was pregnant and told me I had Tachycardia and there were two things that could be done for it.  Medicine or an ablation procedure.  I've read about Tachycardia in this Forum and have noticed everyone mentions feeling their heart race.  I never do.  All I feel is my heart skip a beat.  It seems to be getting more frequent, but rarely happens every day.  I remember getting this feeling for at least the last 6 years.  Also everytime I have ever tried to take my pulse, it is hard to count and seems to always be faster than it should be.  I guess my question is should I have more testing done now that I am not pregnant to see if I really have Tachycardia?  What does it sound like to you?  and How dangerous is the ablation procedure vs. the medication in the long run?   Thanks!

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Posted By Grahame Woods on July 26, 1999 at 17:33:29
If a patient has been diagnosed with SVT and the attack becomes so severe that the patient feels as if his heart were leaping sideways out of his chest accompanied by a stinging sensation and the attacks were lasting for hours with barely a break between each attack, would this be a valid reason to check a more serious underlying cause?










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