In preparation for my post-ablation 3-mo follow-up with my EP Monday,
I wore a Zio cardiac patch for 6 days two months post-ablation, and the results came in today.
Findings: Predominant underlying rhythm was SR. Average HR of 73, no AFIB ( I had three episodes before ablation), no SVE couplets or triplets, etc.
However, I had seven episodes of supraventricular tachycardia, with one lasting seven beats with a max heart rate of 174. I had the ablation for the AFIB, not SVT. It has been 20 years since I believe I have had tachycardia (I had an episode the day my mom died in 2020 and went to ER) in my, 40's-which was dx as panic attacks (I was running a company, homeschooling, and just doing too much in general) and I was put on anti-anxiety drugs for a couple of years.
Okay, my question:
Has anyone who has had an ablation had supraventricular tachycardia after the ablation? Those who weren't dx with it prior?
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~Yes it appears my PVI cryo-ablation Feb 2022 has morphed into bouts of SVT + one episode (that I am aware of) of fast a/fib with overnight in hospital March 2023.
Initially my a/fib stemmed from ASD (hole surgically corrected 1988). My long term steroid use for a/i + few other medical challenges created some of pesky side effects despite needing them to quell inflammation.
Seeing EP next week - not sure where from here as h/r drops low (38 -41) in my sleep but increases during day mostly - this can trigger my SVT especially when on CPAP @ night.
B/p not always stable but can't adjust meds presently.
2nd ablation not recommended due to challenge transeptally with scar tissue formed from suture closure 1988 op.
SVT with 7 beats , everybody has it. And it was just one time. Move on and don’t think about it. If I were you I would be very happy with the results of the ablation. Just keep an eye in the future to have another zio patch in a year or two.
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