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Had PVC's for 10 years, and it recently turned ugly. Had an endless bout of it, with weakness and cold sweats. Went to emgy room, transferred to heart hospital. They did an angiogram, which was OK, then gave me a pacemaker the next day.
The doctors said I have "sick sinus syndrome", or brady-tachy, and occasional V-fib... or maybe it's V-tachy. (his words).
It sounds like the doc is a bit conflicted as to what to call it, or maybe it doesn't matter becuse the treatment is identical. Is that possibly true?
Watching the monitor, it showed a peculiar pattern, and here is the precise sequence that would take place in each episode:
Rate normal, 60's. Then PVC's would occur, and heart rate would immediately shoot up to around 90. Heart would then immediately crash down to 30's for a minute or so. Then stabilize again in the 60's for a while, then the whole episode would would start over. The timing on the sequence varied from 2-3 minutes at worst to an hour at best.
Well, the pacemaker put the kibosh the slow rate, and beta blockers have helped with the high rate, but the blasted PVC's are still there. :(
Has anyone had a similar sequence, and did you get the precise name for it?
Many thanks,,,