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S.V.T. & H.O.C.M.
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S.V.T. & H.O.C.M.
by S-Jacobson, May 25, 1999 12:00AM
Posted by S. Jacobson on May 25, 1999 at 10:54:26
Are SVT's a symptom of HOCM or are the two unrelated. I have had an event monitor show SVT's and have been diagnosed with HOCM.
Posted by CCF CARDIO MD-APS on May 31, 1999 at 08:36:58
Dear S.Jacobson,
Although they are two different mechanistic abnormalities (the HOCM is a mechanical problem and the SVT is an electrical problem in the heart), they are not completely unrelated in that patients with HOCM are known to have higher incidences of arrhythmias. You should be seeing two cardiologists, one for the HOCM (preferably a specialist) and one for the SVT if that is really what you have.
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