sinus taccychardia going on for 1 year after open heart

[boulboul]

Hi im a 27 years old guy last year I had open heart surgery to do a mitral valve repair. Everything went fine until I stopped taking all med 3 month post operation it was then that I started to have extreme exercise intolerence to the point that wheb I climb a few stairs my heart rate reaches 140 bpm my heart rate after 1 mi  of running is around 160 170 bpm I was on a holter twice for 24 hours and the doctor said it was sinus taccychardia and all echos are fine  and I should restart exerciaing so I did so but now 1 year later I still havent seen any real progress abd I srill get dizzy when I try any physical effort I dont know what to do coz I dont want to go back on med like concor that bothered me a lot and im afraid of dying of a sudden arrythmia when exercising so is there a way ? Thank u  


This discussion is related to Tachycardia and Neurocardiogenic Syncope.

[boulboul]

I think u are right I developped something of this post open heart I dont know why but my bp also varies a lot with different positions sometimes when im asleep and wake up if I move from side to side my heart races . Now knowing that ... id like to know if  u have an idea  on what I should do coz im really desperate I want to be active like I used to before my open heart I mean I had a lot to through having this operation but I was never tild this would happen after it so its like a march in hell now thank u

[Heiferly]

Have your doctors done any testing or evaluation for IST (inappropriate sinus tachycardia), POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), or any other forms of Dysautonomia (autonomic dysfunction)? From your description, I think that might be the next route for you to explore. Feel free to post in the Dysautonomia Community here on MedHelp if you have any questions about these disorders. Best wishes!

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Dysautonomia-Autonomic-Dysfunction/show/266