Chest Discomfort with PSVT

[jolleyhearted]

Just surious if anyone else gets pain with PSVT.  I seem to feel fine and then when I bout of SVT occurs (which last only a few seconds) I get dicomfort in what feels like my trachea.  Also my chest seems tight and funky, like when you are getting a cold.  Have experienced this for a while now.  Have had an EKG, Holter and Stress Test... came back with paroximal etopic atrial tachicardia... apparently a comletely benign condition.  Also have just had and echo... still waiting on thoe results.

Anyway, just curious if anyone else feels this kind of dull pain/dicompfort.

[Kiwi1953]

looked that up and lo and behold - you're absolutely right, it's a great explanation of what that is!
cannon A wave
Etymology: L, cane, tube; AS, wafian
a powerful atrial wave in the jugular venous pulse caused by the contraction of the right atrium against a closed tricuspid valve. Rapid, regular cannon A waves (the "frog sign") are diagnostic of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Irregular cannon A waves are seen in atrioventricular (AV) dissociation and are therefore especially helpful in the diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia, which includes AV dissociation in 50% of cases.
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.

Thanks, Ireno~ ;)

[Brandie51]

Yes, I absolutley get chest discomfort with pressure/tightness that goes up to my throat & into my face during SVT and sometimes it will come on before and stick around after.  Unpleasant, I know.  I hope your echo comes back ok.  

[ireneo]

I've read up on it a bit and there's a thing called the cannon A wave. Go ahead and google it for a clear explanation. I'm afraid I'd mess it up if I tried to explain.

[Kiwi1953]

thanks, Ireneo, yes that was what I meant!  So many on here are still waiting to hear that their condition is benign or otherwise, and I thought it was a good thing that Jolleyhearted has already been reassured that it's not a scary issue.
I'm interested that you mentioned the 'pressure in the chest and throat' - I get that every time the PSVT hits, do you have any idea what that is?

[ireneo]

My PSVT times don't cause "pain" but yes, I'll get a sense of pressure or fullness in my chest and throat. It's not unusual for me to cough during those times. The only time I got chest ache, not even pain, was when my PSVT went on longer than 15 minutes. Then I got a deep ache in my chest and back. As Kiwi said - it feels like you've been kicked in the chest. Fortunately, since my ablations, my PSVT is usually less than a minute and rarely up to 15 minutes. So I don't have to deal with that any more.

I think what Kiwi meant was that it's good you have PSVT which is benign and not something more risky like v-tach or previous heart attacks.

[jolleyhearted]

"Glad yours is benign"

Just wondering why you wrote this... is yours not benign?

[Kiwi1953]

hi, yes, I also have PSVT & definitely experience a fair bit of pain when it gets going.  My episodes last for several hours, and by the time I've given up and gone to the E.R. or the meds have finally kicked in, I feel as though I've been kicked repeatedly by a donkey ;)
Glad yours is benign - unpleasant to deal with, but at least you know you're not going to keel over any time soon!

Sunny