Chances of SVT coming back? i have almost episodes?

[terry947]

I had a catheter ablation done for my svt more than 2 years ago and so far i havent had a episode. But some times i randomly get this feeling of svt comming up and my heart speeds up for like 1 second and then stops. As if it wants to start beating fast but then somethings blocking it. Like a mini epsiode. Only last 1 second, im just woudnering if this is a sign of my svt coming back or is this nothing to worry about. Thanks!

terry

[tom_h]

What he said ^^^^^

[svtgirl1011]

Hi everyone, I'm 37 years old -I had an ablation done on 7/25/2011-so far some skipped beats and just today I was driving and I felt like it was going to start up...that feeling you get where the whole world stops around you and all you can do is wait..... my heart sped up really fast then stopped...then I was just left with a really bad anxiety attack to deal with.

I just want this to be over...SVT has put my life on hold for the past 2 years. Been on and off meds ...trips to the ER....I thank you all for this blog reading all your comments makes me feel alot better.  

  

[merileegal]

The heart needs to learn to deal with the PAC that precedes the SVT. That is probably what you were feeling. I had my ablation done in June and what you describe is how I've felt. You can feel it coming and then the heart just seems to stop and then a few fast beats. My ep told my thoser were short runs of PACs, nothing to worry about. The PACs are still going to be there but the SVT should be gone forever I hope. I've had it happen at least a dozen times since June. At first it was really unnerving and I would get a little panicky too. Now when I feel it, I just pause a second, think it through and know it's just a PAC.

[ainsy]

Hi guys,

I've had palpatations, dizziness before but never to the extent which i did on thursday whilst playing football. After a couple of mins they died down and i went home thinking nothing of it. My heart was still racing and my girlfriend took me to the hospital and i was put straight onto an ECG with HR of 220. The doctor said he was going to refer me to a cardiologist for and ECHO scan as I have SVT. Now i'm extremely worried as i've been reading up about it and nobody seems to have a good story to tell.

All of you have had the ablation done a while ago, has it hampered your lives in any way?

[MichelleP_3811]

If you can find a good EP cardiologist with a good record the success rate for SVT correction is super high, up to 98% with a very low risk of complications around 1%.  It is also actually a very simple procedure for the patient with the anxiety before hand being more difficult to deal with than anything else.   Also, just so you can calm your nerves, if your heart is structurally normal and healthy then the svt is not anything of major concern.  It shouldn't have an undue harm on your heart though you will want to manage it and you may eventually want to get an ablation to avoid having any more episodes.  Most people who have them find their lives are improved by doing the ablation.  Especially if the svt was starting to disrupt their lives.  So good luck with the cardiologist but overall you do not have anything to worry about.  Take care and keep us posted on how you are doing.

[Cheers]

So does every SVT episode start with a PAC? If this is true...and PACs continue after ablation...it would seem silly for me to have one I think. Most of what I have and what gives me anxiety and less quality of life is the PACs.

Didnt mean to hijack the thread...just found some of the comments interesting..