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What Best Treatments Are Suggested For Arrhythmia?
i have an ejection fraction of 47 and an arriythmia. This is very recent and was a result of a kidney infection. They fitted me with a defibulator life vest in October because my ejection fraction was 30 . Now that I'm up to 47 but still have arrythmia ( i'm on medication too ) . I really want to get rid of the vest....can i albeit with a procedure to corect the arrmythia. What are my options.
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
Dear Sir/ Madam
Thanks for your query.
The reason for implanting this defibrillator life vest is that low EF predisposes to life threatening ventricular fibrillation/ tachycardia (VF/VT). If the current rhythm disorder is VT/ VF, you would be required to wear this belt or have a device fit inside the skin. if current rhythm disorder is not VT/VF, then management depends upon the type of rhythm disorder. Details of medication and rhythm disorder would help us throwing more light on your condition.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
Thanks for your query.
The reason for implanting this defibrillator life vest is that low EF predisposes to life threatening ventricular fibrillation/ tachycardia (VF/VT). If the current rhythm disorder is VT/ VF, you would be required to wear this belt or have a device fit inside the skin. if current rhythm disorder is not VT/VF, then management depends upon the type of rhythm disorder. Details of medication and rhythm disorder would help us throwing more light on your condition.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
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