Vtach?

brinaRN · ‎01-13-2011

Anyone on here with non sustained vtach?

sfnative · ‎03-10-2010

@brinaRN wrote:
Anyone on here with non sustained vtach?

Yes. Mine started as "positional:" when I would lay down in bed at night in a supine position, that would get it going. Now, however, it has increased to the point in the last year that I took myself off to a cardiologist. In my case, it was deemed to be quite rare. (And I also have an atrial tach, which has no relation to the Vtach. This one caused near syncope x2. However, I've found that deep, focused breathing brings me out of it.

brinaRN · ‎01-13-2011

Are you on in medications for it? I tried several different beta blockers but they made my blood pressure to low. Now I just take potassium and magnesium. I’m still having episodes but the dr doesn’t seem to concerned!

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chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

Not me but my bff had that condition several years ago. It was asymptomatic and they only discovered it because a friend of hers needed a liver transplant. She along with another friend went through the workup to see if either of them was candidate to donate a portion of their liver to their friend. The workup included an echocardiogram and that's how they diagnosed her ventriculary tachycardia. She no idea. She didn't like the idea of taking medication for it so she opted for radiofrequency ablation which is done via cardiac catheter. That worked for her.

lovesrecess · ‎03-14-2010

DH was diagnosed with VTach when he was on a heart monitor for over an hour while being prepped for leg surgery....when the extra heartbeat showed itself, they postponed the surgery until he was cleared by a cardiologist.he had no symptoms that he had noticed. He was put on a low dose of cardiolol which seems to be standard treatment; had the surgery a few months later with no issues. His arrhythmia only shows up on an ekg after an hour or more, so the occurrence is low. Dr. said vtach is one of the most common arrhythmia....almost no one has a perfectly even heart-rate 24/7.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@sfnative wrote:
@brinaRN wrote:
Anyone on here with non sustained vtach?
@brinaRN

Yes. Mine started as "positional:" when I would lay down in bed at night in a supine position, that would get it going. Now, however, it has increased to the point in the last year that I took myself off to a cardiologist. In my case, it was deemed to be quite rare. (And I also have an atrial tach, which has no relation to the Vtach. This one caused near syncope x2. However, I've found that deep, focused breathing brings me out of it.

This sounds like you may have sleep apnea - a sleep study could determine if you need a CPAP at night.My sleep apnea was diagnosed after I was sent for an angiogram and had to lie perfectly flat - I was mildly sedated and kept waking up gasping for air and in runs of VT.They put CPAP on me and it stopped so I was sent for a sleep study.

sfnative · ‎03-10-2010

@brinaRN wrote:
Are you on in medications for it? I tried several different beta blockers but they made my blood pressure to low. Now I just take potassium and magnesium. I’m still having episodes but the dr doesn’t seem to concerned!
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@brinaRN

Hi Brina,

Just getting back to you on this. Received a lecture from my cardiologist specializing in rhythm disorders. He went on and on about the past protocol of over-medicating patients, much to their detriment and on occasion took the physician into M&M. Not good.

So, after all of my results were in and with his lecture still quite clear in my memory, he asked me if I wanted to be placed on a beta-blocker!!! Per usual these days, docs drop the bomb in the patient's lap. I hate that! When I worked an Ortho/Neuro floor in the early 80s, never saw/heard that.

Believe I've inherited this from my Dad's side of the family, as in my grandmother. I've cut out all caffeine, which includes chocolate and anything with a whiff of caffeine in it. This includes any food or drink with an element having a "stimulant-like" effect. Because I'm an A-type personality, I've worked hard to notch down the amount of adrenalin released during any given day. This is a work-in-progress and always will be.

I hope you've found answers and clarification and/or have had further studies. All the best to you in your quest for knowledge.