SVT for five minutes today and yesterday! It's been a few years since I remember having any SVT.

[jointpain]

I remember I used to get the odd episode of high heart beats lasting for a few minutes. At that time of my life I was in my 40s and my resting HR was 28bpm if I rode my bike hard at 140bpm on the odd occasion I'd see it jump up quickly to 220bpm and I'd back off pedalling but it would stay at 220ish for a few minutes. Then a few years ago it went to 200 for over an hour, I phoned 111 and was advised to go to A and E my wife took me. Once there it promptly went back to normal, but normal was now 40bpm not 28bpm. I was sent home having nothing done, except a yearly check over. The checkovers stopped once lockdown was brought in. I had a couple of further half hour SVT episodes. Which seemed to raise my resting HR a little further. After my head injury in January while in hospital I noticed my HR at rest was now 60-63 . I've just experienced a SVT today and yesterday of 200+ for five minutes each. After yesterdays I looked up if HR was determined by the brain, and it is, and also brain injuries can alter the HR. It amazes me what information is available. While I was in Stoke I said my resting HR was 10beats higher than before the accident. Nobody was interested. I've since read on NHS website that SVT is nothing to worry about. But these past two episodes I felt quite weak and more disoriented than I have done with the brain injury.

[A_fi_bR]

I get SVT that’s now getting longer and more regular. Sometimes just a few seconds but daily. I had an ablation for AF last Aug but kept getting this SVT. So, I recorded a few on my watch and sent a few to my consultant. He reckon’s it might be AVNRT, so I’m getting an EP study done to see what’s going on. It’s worth trying to get some evidence that matches your symptoms if you want to get people’s attention IMHO. My GP said they would ALWAYS go off symptoms regardless but if you can match it up with an ECG, it’s a bigger picture.

[jointpain in reply to A_fi_bR]

The fact I have them didn't worry me except I fell from my bicycle a couple of months ago, though remember nothing from five miles before to three days after. I wonder if I had an SVT which caused me to fall, as I read they can cause disorientation and fainting. As I fractured my head and broke a few ribs etc. I wouldn't want it to be repeated.

[Fazerboy in reply to jointpain]

Hi, I’m 66, male cyclist. I had svt (avnrt). I only really knew I had it by looking at my hr monitor on my garmin when cycling, plus I could download it and see on a graph the instant jump then later instant drop down again. I found that adrenalin caused the svt, either a burst of intense effort or a surprise etc. Out of interest I found that I could reset my hr by lying on my back for a short while. My episodes became more often and for longer so I had an ablation and I haven’t had svt since. My resting hr is about 43.

[pip_pip]

Are you sure it was svt. My HR jumped to 200 from 150 af, for a long while and in the ae it turned out to be atrial flutter according to ECG. I have it recorded on my kardia as well for proof. All this has happened a few times lately. I was told the speed was nothing unless it was together with pain and other heart attack symptoms. So the ae consultant said. Heading for ablation some time this year

Phil

[jointpain]

I'm not absolutely sure. I spoke to the cardiologists secretary yesterday and she's booked me in to see him in April. The last routine appointment I had with him was in 2021 and not due again until next year, I spoke to the GP yesterday and said about the raised HR but he just ignored me as he was too busy blaming the MRI staff for not scanning my brain as well as my neck on Sunday. The GP never takes responsibility for anything. Ever.