svt

[khan55]

my 25 years old son diagnose as svt patient in october 2009.till that 03 times svt attacks my son.is stv is a disease or this eliminate self or it remains through out life.is there any medicine to eliminate the svt.pls reply i m very anxious.

[Elston]

Hey Khan,

I'm around the same age as your son & had SVT on/off for about 8 months. In my case, the common triggers (drugs, caffeine, alcohol) were irrelevant for me as I don't partake in them and my stress levels are pretty low & I'm fit.

But I didn't want the operation & still got attacks occassionally on different types of medication. Personally, I revamped my diet & cut out yeast, gluten, dairy & ate alot of vegies for about 3-4 months. I also found that taking Pau D'Arco, magnesium, Aloe vera & having stacks of garlic and natural herbs really helped.

I'm still pretty restrictive on my diet & take a few different types of supplements, but have not had a bout of SVT since about the first week when I started this and also feel better as a result. It took a bit of discipline to stick with it for a few months, but I got used to it & was worth it.

I hope this post helps & that your son can find a better way than meds & operation. Also sometimes, for some people they simply go away too.

[PikaPika88]

Hi Khan, sorry to hear about your son's svt.

I found a very good and understandable post answered by Jeffrey R Boris, M.D. - Pediatric Cardiology, Ambulatory Cardiology - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia - PA.  May be you can learn and understand your son situation from Dr Boris's post.  Has your son being approached to those tests or procedures yet?  If not, you might discuss it with his doctor.  Here is the link and hope you'll find it helpful:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Pediatric-Heart/SVT-Causes-and-Treatment/show/1087430

Take care.

[ireneo]

Excuse me: SVT is supra-ventricular tachycardia. the chamber above the ventricles. In other words the atria. (right?)  I've had PSVT all my life and although it's inconvenient and annoying, I'm still kicking at age 57. Some atrial tachys like atrial fibrillation can be serious due to clot formation.  In any case, the son should be checked by the doctor again and talk about some treatment options. Not sure how severe the 3 episodes were or what specific type but he needs some more input other than being told he has SVT.

[Jerry_NJ]

Sorry to read of your son's heart rhythm problems.

In general SVT does not just go away, and it should be checked and treated.  Because it involves the ventricle it is potentially more serious than the various atrial chamber heart rhythm problems.  

Treatment may be a beta blocker to lower the HR.  This is just one possibility.  It is critical that the condition be evaluated by a doctor, preferably a heart specialist (Cardiologist in the USA).