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254714 tn?1316613355

help w/ loop moniter Reading

Hi! i just had a loop moniter and i wanted to understand this please... just a lilttle bit about me i had a heart ablation on may,13 2008 we  after a 2 weeks i felt my heart funny and it got worse and worse i feel dizziness, pounding, palpations, shortness of breath alot,i have a cough that i didnt have, tightness nd chest pain. allways feel tirerd my legs hurt all the time they feel and look a little swollen not much..have family history of heart disease grandparents died from it 3 uncles and one aunt living siblings 3 uncles have it and 2 aunts all on my dad side..i go back to my cardiologist on the 17 (far away)
these are some readings from my loop...

sinus tachy with occas interpolated pvc

sinus tachy with no ectopy. atr flutter.bbb wandering baseline

sinus rhythm,single pvc artifact

sinus rhythm/mild sinus tachy with identifiable ectopy

sinus rhythm/sinus tachy with 2 runs of idiovent tachy with rate 180 bpm

atr flutter 3:1 with mostly rapid vent response

sinus rhythm/mild sinus tachy with no ectopy identified.ivcd...........

                  any thing u can tell me greatly appreciate

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290383 tn?1193100321
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You are having significant arrhythmias and you need to be evaluated for this.  You are having atrial flutter and some ventricular tachycardia both of these require attention.  GET EVALUATED.
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254714 tn?1316613355
Thank you doctor
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