Recent 48 Hour ECG.

[Liam47]

Hi All,

Last Tuesday afternoon I had a 48 hour ECG recorder fitted at my GP surgery which was requested by my Cardiologist because I was getting Palpitations (irregular heart rate, rapid heart rate, missed/dropped beats). On Thursday afternoon I had it removed and was told I’d get the results in a week to 10 days time. On Friday afternoon (24 hours later), I got a phone call from GP surgery to say the results had come back and the doctor wanted to see me as soon as possible.

Later that same afternoon, I was seeing one of the doctors at GP surgery who told me that my 48 hour ECG results had come back showing that I had a condition called Wenckebach’s Phenomenon. I’ve never heard about it before, and the doctor couldn’t tell me anything either as she hadn’t come across it before, only being told about it in medical school. She’s going to let my cardiologist know straight away.

Has anybody heard or know of anyone who has Wenckebach’s Phenomenon.? When the doctor said Wenckebach’s Phenomenon, we both chuckled as it sounded so weird. It’s actually pronounced starting with a ‘V’, but spelt with a ‘W’.

Thank You,

Liam.

[bantam12]

I have it, another name is Mobitz type 1, it's no big deal and doesn't usually need any treatment.

[Liam47 in reply to bantam12]

Hi Bantam,

How did you end up with it.?

Liam.

[bantam12 in reply to Liam47]

I've had it for years but only got a definite diagnosis last year, unless you are getting debilitating symptoms Cardiologists are not worried about Mobitz type 1 as it's a common benign problem which isn't much help for the patients who have to live with it !

However as I can have 1000s in a day plus I have Microvascular Angina and AFib I will be treated with meds or ablation.

Let us know how you get on with the Cardiologist, good luck.

[Liam47 in reply to bantam12]

I didn’t know I had it. I knew I was getting dropped beats as I could feel them. But, the 48 hour ECG picked up a lot of them and I wasn’t even feel them ones.

Thank you. I will let you know what the cardiologist says.

[bantam12 in reply to Liam47]

If the symptoms are causing you significant problems you might have to insist on some form of treatment because they more than likely won't offer it otherwise, sadly there doesn't seem to be an ideal solution as both medication and ablation can either not work or make things worse which isn't great.

[Liam47 in reply to bantam12]

Forgot to ask you. What symptoms, apart from the missed/dropped heartbeats, have you got with you Wenckebach’s Phenomenon.

Liam.

[bantam12 in reply to Liam47]

I get irregular beats as well as lots of pauses which is the worst symptom for me as a bad pause makes me feel like I'm going to collapse.

A higher heartrate often crowds ectopics out, mine reduce over 100 so meds like beta blockers won't help. I'll find out next week what my options, I'm not expecting much help !

[Liam47 in reply to bantam12]

Sorry for late reply.

I get quite a lot of the long pauses, it gives me a funny head, probably like passing out. After a long pause I get the sudden drop. When I wake up in the morning and I’m just lying there, every morning I get episodes of, what feels like heart flutter. It gets bad enough to cause me to sit up, soon as I have, it stops.

I have a lot of medical problems and I’ve had heart surgery, so I get very tired, but I’ve been feeling even more tired than before, whether this is to do with the condition.? I just don’t have any energy what so ever. Whether this is related to it, but, I keep stumbling about / loosing my balance, but I don’t feel dizzy, it’s strange really.

Good Luck with finding out what your options are. I’ve seen on google they treat it with temporary or permanent pacemakers, if it’s bad enough.

Liam.