I had an ablation for atrial tachycardia in 2019, some eleven years after my third successful ablation for AF. It was successful though you might not think so as my HR was around 85 to 90 (within normal range) for about a year. It is now generally around low 70s but I had a pacemaker inserted in 2021 due to some measure of heart block though this is set at default 60 BPM and seldom activates.
Dont ask! Bad time. Spent 8 hours in recovery with ultra high HR treated with intravenous flecainide. Then over night long pauses developed. One cardiologist wanted to keep me in over the weekend and fit PM the next week but deffered to my EP who said it was caused by "the shed load of flecainide" I had been given . Went home on day four after five hour wait for my wife to drive up from Devon to London on the Sunday morning. Recovery from ablation was normal but as stated HR remained high for nearly a year. PM finally fitted in July 2022 to combat second degree block since when all good. I have come to understand that if one is prone to arrhythmias, one gets arrhythmias! Think I might have run out of new ones to discover. lol 😁
Blood pressure is fine. I have been told that there is no more medication that I can be given to bring it down because I am already on the maximum doses.
I’ve noticed a process people go through with ongoing heart problems. To start with people are quick to seek help, but over time they seem to put up with things for longer. I think that can be a mistake. Imagine you’d gone from full health to current condition - would you honestly not be going straight to A&E or calling your GP? I certainly would be in your shoes. And I’d also be practising breathing, meditation and relaxation exercises to assist the body’s attempt to bring the heart rate down. Good luck and hope you get it sorted soon.
That's exactly right. In the beginning it's a bit of a shock to have a heart condition and we want it sorting out immediately because it's scary.Once we get used to the idea we become more complacent and inclined to wait and see, I think possibly because we feel there's little to be achieved.
But we should always be proactive because we only have this life and we want to make the best of it.
PS You’re exactly right! I’m only putting up with this racing heart because I have been told that on the maximum level of meds to bring it down and so I have all my hopes pinned on May 3rd and my ablation in London.
I do breathing exercises etc in the meantime but nothing seems to help…
😊 Yes, you’re right but my hospital where I am say that they can’t do anymore because another cardioversion isn’t appropriate for me with this new rhythm and I’m on max medication doses now…
I do breathing exercises etc in the meantime and try to relax as much as I can, but it’s just not working!
Oh darn, that must be dreadful. It sounds like you’re doing all you can and sorry if my suggestions were a bit flimsy! When my heart is up the creak I find it impossible to ignore. Good luck with the next ablation and keep us posted with how it goes.
A&E I went to that lovely place NOT! I felt my heart was quivering it was going that fast and I was dizzy by time I got there it had slowed down a little to be told by a nurse Bpm only 195 bpm as if I was a hypochondriac!! A&E treats you like a nuisance. Well mine did and I was told I was in queue 2 as I wasn’t classed as emergency …. With a heart rate of 195 so with treatment like this I understand why people don’t trip over themselves to get to A&E. people don’t understand what is like to have AF when it goes “A wall”.
Similar experience and condition. I ended up having AV node ablation so heart beats now fully controlled by pacemaker. Have no regrets, wished they’d done it sooner.
can’t relate to the rest of it but I do have atrial tachycardia along with ventricular and supraventricular ectopics. Apparently all my ectopics are coming from too many points for them to do an ablation so I’m controlled with medication. Been doing really well for a couple of years then last night I was aware of lots of ectopics again, most of the night…… Have to see whether this settles down
Have they been able to capture your tachycardia on an EKG? I mentioned that because 140 bpm is atrial flutter territory, but not necessarily. Flutter requires different treatment and a different ablation than other types of tachycardias. I concur with others that something should be done now to get your rate down. I understand the current team is at a loss here, but may be a second opinion if feasible?
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