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Could You More Details About PVC Tachycardia As The Doctor Had Diagnosed For Stiff Ventricles And Has Prescribed Verapamil To Lower My BP?

My heart doctor has documented that the ventricles of my heart are stiff. I have a problem with my heart misfiring, I think he said it was pvc tachycardia. He has me on a drug called verapimil, to lower my blood pressure, but I already have low blood pressure, have had all my life. I am wondering what other kinds of treatment options I have and if cardio work outs are okay for me. I do have asthma and a rapid heart rate normally, around 90 beats per minutes. It is coming down, but I still get a pounding heart, especially after eating. Could you give me more detail about this pvc proble
Fri, 17 Jan 2014
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It may not be PVC tachycardia , I think it may be PSVT (paroxysmal supra ventricular tachycardia ) for which verapamil must have been prescribed. It would not have been for lowering BP> If symptoms are still persisting , better to undergo 24 hours Holter on medication ( which is an out patient investigation) to know whether any recurrence of tachycardia is occurring.
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Could You More Details About PVC Tachycardia As The Doctor Had Diagnosed For Stiff Ventricles And Has Prescribed Verapamil To Lower My BP?

It may not be PVC tachycardia , I think it may be PSVT (paroxysmal supra ventricular tachycardia ) for which verapamil must have been prescribed. It would not have been for lowering BP If symptoms are still persisting , better to undergo 24 hours Holter on medication ( which is an out patient investigation) to know whether any recurrence of tachycardia is occurring.