HOW TO TREAT A PATIENT WITH SUPRA VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA?

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Episodes of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia often can be stopped by one of several maneuvers that stimulate the vagus nerve and thus decrease the heart rate.

Maneuvers include

# straining as if having a difficult bowel movement,

# rubbing the neck just below the angle of the jaw (which stimulates a sensitive area on the carotid artery called the carotid sinus)(only under medical supervision), and

# plunging the face into a bowl of ice-cold water.

These maneuvers are most effective when they are used shortly after the arrhythmia starts.

Only if these measures fail , then the question of pacing or ablation may be considered.  (+ info)

Has any one been diagnosed with Ventricular Tachycardia? If so what treatment did you follow with if any?

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Which kind? There are several. I had Supra Ventricular Tachycardia. After several years on meds that did not work, I had an ablation. Heart rate still not normal but has not gone up to 200+ like it did before. I also have avnrt which is an irregular heartrate. The ablation was supposed to take care of that too, but didn't. Pacemaker is the only thing left if the surgery and meds don't work.  (+ info)

so i recently found out i have svt or super ventricular tachycardia?

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and im currently in the airforce wwould they discharge me because of my inability to exercise or what will happen
I am not familiar with airforce policies but the rapid beating of the heart during SVT can make the heart a less effective pump so that the cardiac output is decreased and the blood pressure drops. The following symptoms are typical with a rapid pulse of 150–251 beats per minute:

Pounding heart
Shortness of breath
Chest pain
Rapid breathing
Dizziness
Loss of consciousness (in serious cases)
Numbness of various body parts

So yes, this may be ground for discharge or reassignment.  (+ info)

whats difference btwn tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia?

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Tachycardia is a very fast heart rate over 100 bpm, if you can see a p wave in this fast rhythm then it is coming from the atrium. In Supra ventricular Tachycardia (SVT) it is sometimes hard to see the P wave unless the heart rate slows down enough but it originates from the Atria or AV Node . Ventricular Tachycardia is also called V-tach are rapid rhythms that originate from the ventricles of the heart, it has a very wide wave that is easy to distinguish, and of course this is a very deadly rhythm often just before complete heart failure.  (+ info)

can you defibrillate an alert patient in ventricular tachycardia?

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doing ACLS review
Sure  (+ info)

My doctor said i might have Ventricular Tachycardia..?

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does anyone else know more about this? he didnt say much of it other than it occurs in the lower chambers and explained my heart palpitations and he is doing more test in a few weeks..but could it turn serious? or is it something i can live with and not have to worry about it?
sorry he said premature Ventricular tachycardia..idk if that makes a big difference
and he told me i had low thyroid levels
they will need to level out your thyroid levels and probably start you on synthroid medication as well as medication to contol your heart rate. Ventricular Tachycardia could beome life threatening if sustained. If medications do not control your episodes you might be a canidate for a ICD (shock box) to zap you out of those deadly rhythms.  (+ info)

Flying with Ventricular Tachycardia?

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About 2 months ago my father was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia and is scheduled to have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator put in next month. 12 of us are leaving this tuesday for my wedding in the bahamas (planned 6 months ago), which the doctor knew. I understand things could be much worse, but my father has had a real time of it with this. Any small physical exertion has left him completely breathless, he can't sleep, etc. It was suggested last night that he not fly. With his erractic racing heart beat and the lack of oxygen on the plane, this could be putting him in a very compromising situation. I am willing to change, alter, modify whatever I need to in order to have my parents at my wedding but my father is insistent that I change nothing and he is going. Does anyone have this condition, and has anyone flown with it? I can't find anything on flying and Ventricular Tachycardia on the internet.
The emotional roller coaster of the wedding will be more dangerous to him than the flight. I have a defribrillator implanted and I fly at least 2x a month. Have the doctor prescribe Nitro-glycerin.  (+ info)

Supra ventricular Tachycardia?

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I was rushed to the ER in 2004 with a heartbeat of over 200 beats per minute. They had to give me 3 shots of something in my IV to slow down my heart rate and had the "crash cart" ready. My question is: due to this, I was diagnosed with Supra Ventricular Tachycardia. I was told that I had a heart attack, but if they called it SVT, was it really a heart attack? I'm not sure and was hoping someone might know. I was only 24 when it happened.
I hope these links help you with your question.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/106/25/e206
http://www.advocatehealth.com/system/info/library/articles/heartcare/common/supratac.html
http://www.advocatehealth.com/system/info/library/articles/heartcare/common/supratac.html
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/electric/types.htm  (+ info)

Does any one know about ventricular tachycardia? i'm concerned?

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My mom just found out she has a major heart problem. i am rally concerned. i dont know what to do or think.
There is actually nothing you can do except to give your mother loving support. The heart problem is something she has to work out with her doctor. Ventricular tachycardia can sometimes be regulated with medication; but some cases may require the implantation of a pacemaker. My case requires both. Your mother's case is different. No two cases are exactly alike. If your mother is to take medication for her heart then it's important that she take it as directed. You cna find out more about ventricular tachycardia by doing a Google search.  (+ info)

Ventricular Tachycardia + Structural Heart Disease?

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1) Does structural heart disease eg. valvular diseases cause ventricular tachycardia?

2) Is it true that someone with Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) is in a high risk to develop VTach?

3) How does nonsustained ventricular tachycardia being treated in the patient with prior structural heart disease?

4) I was informed that beta-blockers are safe, and they are the first choice unless contraindicated. But as we know, beta-blockers block the function of epinephrine and couldn't be used by patients with severe allergies. So, what kind of drug/s could be use as substitution?
These are questions you should ask your doctor or cardiologist.

1) Yes, you are at higher risk for developing VT if you have structural heart disease. I do not believe it specifically causes it, but it increases your risk.

2) That depends on the severity of your disease. In people with normal hearts, PVC's generally are not problematic but in patients with structural heart disease, that can be one of many different causes of VT.

3) Treatment usually involves placement of an AICD (automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator), along with drugs that decrease the chances the AICD will "fire"...so drugs that slow down your heart rate (e.g. beta blockers) and antiarrhythmic drugs (e.g. procainamide, amiodarone).

4) I think you're probably looking short-sightedly at this problem. Epinephrine would only be used if you had a code blue. Depending on what kind of code blue the person has, epinephrine may not even be used. I am no expert on ACLS but I think you understand what I mean. Beta-blockers have proven life-altering benefits, especially in patients with a cardiac history (myocardial infarction, for example). Antiarrhythmics (amiodarone, lidocaine, procainamide), adenosine, atropine and other agents can also be used to resuscitate patients undergoing a code blue, depending on the cause. As for alternatives, I think you pretty much need to use the beta blockers and antiarrhythmics. I believe my answers are relatively accurate, but however, again, I'd say you should be asking your cardiologist and not Y! Answers.

Good luck.  (+ info)

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