I was freaked because my husband has Afib.. but I got to reading last night and heart palpitations in children is quite common. only rarely is it bad and the docs in the ER would have known. But in all cases on net it recommends a full work up so that is what im gonna do.. Thank you for your post.
all it says on the take home sheet is arrhythmia (palpitations). I know her heart rate was anywhere between 100 and 127 and her oxygen level was 92%.
I am sorry to hear about your young daughters problems. Your doctor will be better able to give you a diagnosis about your daughter's condition but if it helps ease your mind I had episodes of racing heart since I was a child. I am now in my 40s and still kicking. The bottom line is arrhythmia's are rarely life threatening but more of a nuisance. If your daughter has a typical svt it simply means she was born with some extra muscle fibers in her heart that sometimes allow the electrical signal in the heart to get stuck in a loop. They generally start all of a sudden sometimes for no reason and then stop just as suddenly. But again, they are not anything to worry too much about. If she only has them once in a great while they generally are not treated but rather managed when the episodes occur. The best thing for her though if she has an episode is to lay down and relax until it has passed. But again I can't say for certain what she has so take her to the doctor to get her properly diagnosed and then just hope on the web. There is all sorts of information about the condition. Best of luck and keep us posted.
what kind of arrhythmia was it? a lot of very young people have svt. how fast was her heart rate with the EKG?