Re: I'd like to come back- heart questions - Calling Bigl

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Actually, here on the list has had this done, twice. I think the last

time she had it done was last year....She is only 20 I think, maybe 21, come

on , you gotta help me out here!

In order to understand arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms), you must first

know a little about the heart and it's electrical activity. When you know

this, you can see that EDS should not be a part of this electrical activity

but there are some issues that are common in people with connective tissue

disorders and include valve issues which may or may not play a role in your

SVT.

The heart has it's own natural or built in pacemaker called the sinoatrial

node (also called the SA node or sinus node). In a normal person the SA node

sends out impulses to the right and left upper chambers (atria) of the heart

telling them it's time to beat. The signal then travels through the AV node,

then into the ventricles (bottom chambers) via the His bundle telling them

to beat. This causes the atria to beat first and a split second later, the

ventricles beat. This is a most efficient and effective way for your heart

to pump blood to the body. In a normal person, the AV node is the only way

for heartbeat signals to travel between the top and bottom chambers of the

heart.

There are many causes for supraventricular tachycardia including heart

disease, aging, effects of medications, metabolic imbalances and other

medical problems. In some types of supraventricular tachycardia, the person

is born with the problem even though it may not be evident until later in

life.

What other cardiac studies have you undergone, do you have valve issues that

you know of? Let me know when I am asking too many questions!

Recovery from an ablation should be simple. After the test, it is usually

recommended that you lay down for 4 - 6 hours and limit your moving about.

You may stay overnight just for observation and be allowed to go home the

next day, or be released to your own care - check with your doctor. The

ablation itself is not supposed to be painful, the most irritating thing

about the procedure is the local anaesthetic in the groin, neck or leg I

hear. Once the site or sites of the arrhythmia has been pinpointed,

radiofrequency energy (energy generated by sound waves) is delivered through

the electrode to burn or ablate the tissue that causes the heart to misfire.

Jill

Wow- you gave me such fantastic information!!! Better than what the doctors

were able to tell me. I go in for the procedure on the 16th of January and

yes, the problem is the tachacardyia thing you were talking about. I can't

tell if it is EDS related. I am young to have all these problems and find it

hard to believe that it isn't related somehow. It seems to be going through

my body and organs at different times. Last year I couldn't digest, this

year it is the heart. I cringe to find out what the EDS will strike next. I

thought that it was only my joints that it would affect, but it seems to be

the root of other issues. How would i find out if it is related to the EDS?