Just a quick note (as mine seem to be).

I spent most of today at the emergency while having an episode of SVT (Supraventricular tachycardia). I have had this since I was about 20 with a couple of episodes per year.

Today my heart started beating at 220 for no apparent reason so off to the ER where they gave me 2 shots of Adenosine. This drug basically puts out the hearts spark plugs so they have to re fire again back into normal rhythm. Its a very scary thing and I was honestly scared.

I'm just wondering if anyone else here has SVT and if so what precautions do you take? I am meeting with a cardiologist and will probably undergo what they call a catheter ablation to correct the SVT...

Thanks, Paul (glad to be out of the ER - 8 hours!!!)

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AB is very good form of treatment but the other is Radio frequency ablation RFA that has become common the standard treatment for SVT,

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