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Old 10-13-2006, 03:25 PM   #1
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What is SVT?

I just got diagnosed from my holter monitor with SVT, and I need to see a cardiologist. I am 35, healthy echo, healthy ekgs, previous holters showed pac's and pvc's, which I was told to live with. Lately, my heart rate has been racing with skip beats, so they redid another holter and it showed the svt this time. Can anyone help me, as I am a very panicky person, and this is scaring me. Thank you, Michelle

 
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Re: What is SVT?

miche, there has been MANY discussions on here in the last 2-3 pages about SVT. Some good discussions about anxiety related SVT as well. I encourage you to look at them, i am sure they will help you a lot.

 
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Re: What is SVT?

miche,

Supra-ventricular tachycardia is a heart that races from a cause OTHER than the ventricles. THe differentiation is made becasue VENTRICULAR tachycardia is deadly serious but tachycardia originating from other places is usually far more benign.

 
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Re: What is SVT?

Thank you guys for your help. I did try to read through some previous posts. I guess I'm just extremely scared. I have bad panic disorder, and when I've had my panic attacks, that is when my heart would usually do the racing/skip beats. On my holter results, it showed - "Two brief episodes of SVT, heart rate 154. Exercise induced? Otherwise normal 24 holter study." I did make my heart race but running, and when it starts getting up into the 130's, my anxiety seems to kick in and that's when the heart usually races, so I did that for my holter, and as soon as I felt it do it, I immediately quit running and sat down, which brought it down right away. Also, is the only way to tell what kind of SVT by doing an EP study? I guess I'm just not ready mentally or financially to do this study if there is any other way. Plus the risks no matter how small really bother me, even though I have read very successful stories too. Thank you guys for any input, I really appreciate your time. Michelle

 
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Re: What is SVT?

miche... here is my personal opinion and take it solely as that. If your "SVT" is debilitating and not successfully controlled by medications than yes do the EP study. However, I highly recommend you try some medications. There are many medications out there that you can try, both to help control your anxiety and/or to slow your heart rate down. If this is something that you can try to work through without having a procedure, then do whatever it takes. If you have an extra pathway in your heart that is causing this "SVT" then yes medications and ablation via the EP study will likely be the only thing to cure or help with this problem. However if your "SVT" is caused by anxiety, then you have to control the anxiety since this is more likely the cause of you SVT. It is a very hard thing to deal with, as I deal with tachycardia day in and day out (although thankfully i dont have the anxiety issues). Be strong and work with your physician. And try to get educated about it, maybe if you can get educated you will be able to feel more comfortable about this problem and be able to control your heart rate when it goes fast with things like relaxation, reducing stress, etc. Also most importantly, this is commonly talked about on here but very important, make sure you have eliminated things that cause high heart rates, like stress reduction, elminate all caffeine, exercise regularly (meaning nice relaxing walks), reduce alcohol. If you do a search on SVT you will come up with many many many website that can teach you about SVT and things to help it. Hope that helps, good luck

 
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