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Suggest Treatment For Ventricular Tachycardia

Hi I have hhad a pacemaker for sick sinus syndrome since 2001, it wa replaced in 2010 and the this spring developed more nd more episodes of ventricular tachacardia. I went into surgery so they could do a cardiac ablation but they could not see where the firing was so it was unsuccessful but they did put in a new pacemaker since the battery was down under 20 PERCENT/ OKAY NOW SINCE THAT WAS DONE 6 WEEKS AGO MY bP IS UP AND MY HEART rATE IS 120 T0 130 N0 MATTER WHEN I CHECK IT CARDIAC MEDS ARE VERAPAMIL 180 eR IN am AND BESEPRIL 10 MG ONCE DAILY bp IS DOWN TO 150/82
Fri, 17 Apr 2015
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Hi welcome to HCM.
I understand your query and concern.
Ventricular fibrillation is known to cause Rapid heart rate and fluctuations in blood pressure.I advise you to have a baseline 2 dimensional echocardiography,ECG and lipid profile to assess the basic cardiac reserve of your heart.Restrict the intake of salt to less than 6g/day.Regular physical exercise in the form of brisk walk for 20 min a daily is useful.Drugs like Adenosine,amiodarone or Metoprolol will help.Reduce the intake of fatty and spicy food.Electrophysiological study with or without Radiofrequency ablation is the procedure of choice in your case.You may also need Coronary angiogram to look for any co existent blocks in the heart. Consult a Cardiologist and discuss for further expert management.
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Suggest Treatment For Ventricular Tachycardia

Hi welcome to HCM. I understand your query and concern. Ventricular fibrillation is known to cause Rapid heart rate and fluctuations in blood pressure.I advise you to have a baseline 2 dimensional echocardiography,ECG and lipid profile to assess the basic cardiac reserve of your heart.Restrict the intake of salt to less than 6g/day.Regular physical exercise in the form of brisk walk for 20 min a daily is useful.Drugs like Adenosine,amiodarone or Metoprolol will help.Reduce the intake of fatty and spicy food.Electrophysiological study with or without Radiofrequency ablation is the procedure of choice in your case.You may also need Coronary angiogram to look for any co existent blocks in the heart. Consult a Cardiologist and discuss for further expert management. Post your further queries if any. Thank you.