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PVC and ablation
If a heart beat travels through the center of the heart, can an ablation prodcedure really stop the electric pathway to the spot of the PVC?? I asked this because I had an ablation and I still have the same PVC'S!
Wouldn't it make sense that the spot of the PVC on the lower right of the heart is really where the electric pulse gets shorted out and therefore cannot be ablated?
I started taking a one a day potassium 99 mg from Spring Valley. Now my PVC's are better. only one per minute or every 15 minutes. Did the potassium creat a proper pathway like a fine wire does for electricity??
Wouldn't it make sense that the spot of the PVC on the lower right of the heart is really where the electric pulse gets shorted out and therefore cannot be ablated?
I started taking a one a day potassium 99 mg from Spring Valley. Now my PVC's are better. only one per minute or every 15 minutes. Did the potassium creat a proper pathway like a fine wire does for electricity??
Hello...
Oh how I wish that were true! I think that for most people, they notice a decline in the number of PVC's but still have a few. This past Aug, I had an ablation for RVOT-VTach...I know it's early in the game, but I'm still having issues.
If the amount of PVC's starts to increase in number, it could be due to electrolyte imbalance or different focal point. Without a rhythm strip to capture them or labs to rule in or out hypokalemia it's a real guessing game:)
So let's think positive and hope that maybe a fairy comes down, waves a magic wand and *POOF* they're gone! OK maybe not, thought I'd try.
Have you talked to your Dr about this?
Oh how I wish that were true! I think that for most people, they notice a decline in the number of PVC's but still have a few. This past Aug, I had an ablation for RVOT-VTach...I know it's early in the game, but I'm still having issues.
If the amount of PVC's starts to increase in number, it could be due to electrolyte imbalance or different focal point. Without a rhythm strip to capture them or labs to rule in or out hypokalemia it's a real guessing game:)
So let's think positive and hope that maybe a fairy comes down, waves a magic wand and *POOF* they're gone! OK maybe not, thought I'd try.
Have you talked to your Dr about this?
Thank you for responding to my questions. Yes, I had the RVOT, they only went up my right leg and to the bottom right of my heart. During the ablation they hit five spots all on the lower right side.
My PVC's are not as bad as they had been, so I am thankful, I just thought they would be all gone forever. If they come back as trigenimy or fives again, is this a new focal point, or electrolyte imbalance, or both?
My PVC's are not as bad as they had been, so I am thankful, I just thought they would be all gone forever. If they come back as trigenimy or fives again, is this a new focal point, or electrolyte imbalance, or both?
Hello...
DId you have the ablation done for PVC's coming from the RVOT (right ventricular outflow tract)? When they do this type of ablation, it really isn't a pathway that they are ablating.During the procedure, they map the electrical impulses, detecting the focal point or spot that the ectopics are coming from...they then proceed to place burns at that spot. These types of ablations are about 90% successful at curing the problem
It isn't uncommon to feel some PVC's after the ablation procedure. You mentioned that taking potassium supplements have decreased your PVC's...if this is true, it is likely that your level was on the lower side of normal. When your electrolyte levels are altered, this will definitely impact the electrical condunction in the heart. Potassium does not have any capability on creating pathways within the heart.
Have you had EKG's to confirm that you're continued PVC's are coming from the exact spot that was ablated?
DId you have the ablation done for PVC's coming from the RVOT (right ventricular outflow tract)? When they do this type of ablation, it really isn't a pathway that they are ablating.During the procedure, they map the electrical impulses, detecting the focal point or spot that the ectopics are coming from...they then proceed to place burns at that spot. These types of ablations are about 90% successful at curing the problem
It isn't uncommon to feel some PVC's after the ablation procedure. You mentioned that taking potassium supplements have decreased your PVC's...if this is true, it is likely that your level was on the lower side of normal. When your electrolyte levels are altered, this will definitely impact the electrical condunction in the heart. Potassium does not have any capability on creating pathways within the heart.
Have you had EKG's to confirm that you're continued PVC's are coming from the exact spot that was ablated?
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