Thank you for your thoughtful response. My doctor thinks I have bouts of A-Fib and is very worried about it due to the mitral stenosis. The report said sinus rhythm, SV ectopy with bigeminy. rate 81-94. But when it was happening I could only count 45BPM. Is this A-fib and if so, why wouldn't it have been marked on the report. It was an event monitor not a holter. He is debating if he should put me on coumadin, I do not want to have a stroke!
Thanks again,
fdeg
Thank you for your thoughtful response. My doctor thinks I have bouts of A-Fib and is very worried about it due to the mitral stenosis. The report said sinus rhythm, SV ectopy with bigeminy. rate 81-94. But when it was happening I could only count 45BPM. Is this A-fib and if so, why wouldn't it have been marked on the report. It was an event monitor not a holter. He is debating if he should put me on coumadin, I do not want to have a stroke!
Thanks again,
fdeg
Dear Papaley,
Sorry to hear about your medical condition. SV ectopy or supraventricular ectopy is suggestive of premature atrial contractions (PACs). However, given that you have mitral stenosis it is very likely that you are experiencing episodes of atrial fibrillation at times. Atrial fibrillation is very common in people with mitral stenosis.
The valvuloplasty will decrease the amount of mitral stenosis, therefore allowing improved blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle. Currently, the flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle is restricted (below normal) and the left atrium has to work abnormally hard to fill the left venticle. By relieving this stenosis blood flow into the left ventricle will be closer to normal (not above normal) and the pressure in the left atrium should diminish, in addition to some of your symptoms. The procedure should result in better overall cardiac function and should not result in left ventricular enlargement or dysfunction. Hope your valvuloplasty goes well.
Thanks for your question,
CCF-MD-KE