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help w/ loop moniter Reading
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help w/ loop moniter Reading
by annie37, Sep 24, 2008 06:10PM
Hi! i just had a loop moniter and i wanted to understand this please... just a lilttle bit about me i had a heart ablation on may,13 2008 we after a 2 weeks i felt my heart funny and it got worse and worse i feel dizziness, pounding, palpations, shortness of breath alot,i have a cough that i didnt have, tightness nd chest pain. allways feel tirerd my legs hurt all the time they feel and look a little swollen not much..have family history of heart disease grandparents died from it 3 uncles and one aunt living siblings 3 uncles have it and 2 aunts all on my dad side..i go back to my cardiologist on the 17 (far away)
these are some readings from my loop...
sinus tachy with occas interpolated pvc
sinus tachy with no ectopy. atr flutter.bbb wandering baseline
sinus rhythm,single pvc artifact
sinus rhythm/mild sinus tachy with identifiable ectopy
sinus rhythm/sinus tachy with 2 runs of idiovent tachy with rate 180 bpm
atr flutter 3:1 with mostly rapid vent response
sinus rhythm/mild sinus tachy with no ectopy identified.ivcd...........
any thing u can tell me greatly appreciate
these are some readings from my loop...
sinus tachy with occas interpolated pvc
sinus tachy with no ectopy. atr flutter.bbb wandering baseline
sinus rhythm,single pvc artifact
sinus rhythm/mild sinus tachy with identifiable ectopy
sinus rhythm/sinus tachy with 2 runs of idiovent tachy with rate 180 bpm
atr flutter 3:1 with mostly rapid vent response
sinus rhythm/mild sinus tachy with no ectopy identified.ivcd...........
any thing u can tell me greatly appreciate
Doctor's Answer
by Douglas Bogart, MD, Sep 25, 2008 05:25AM
, Sep 25, 2008 05:25AMTo: annie37
You are having significant arrhythmias and you need to be evaluated for this. You are having atrial flutter and some ventricular tachycardia both of these require attention. GET EVALUATED.
Member Comments (2)
by annie37, Sep 25, 2008 05:52PM
To: douglas bogart, MD
Thank you doctor
