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Q: Supra-ventricular tachycardia

asked by: DoctorQuestion on July 3rd, 2008

because i have supraventricular tachycardia, and my haert rate is so fast (160-200), should i be put on some sort of medication or anything, because i have a pretty bad doctor, and i cannot do anything about that (because my dad will not change doctors), and it greatly affects my life bacause i am always dizzy, tired, lightheaded, etc because of it. It also beats so fast that my heart feels "itchy" and that scares me. soo yea bacicially should i be put on some sort of treatment and do you think that this a supraventricular tachycardia or ventricular. also, should i be concerned anout the severity of it and can i do anything to help it when it is bad? tthank you very much

-brittany

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on July 4th, 2008

Heart Disease and Heart Attack Answer A4361

Discerning between supra-ventricular and ventricular tachycardia can be done only with an ECG. Ventricular tachycardia is a much more serious condition than the supra-ventricular one. There are several types of supra-ventricular tachycardia starting from the easiest one – sinus tachycardia. Other more serious types of supra-ventricular tachycardia are: atrial flatter, atrial fibrillation, “rambling pacemaker”, nodal supra-ventricular tachycardia, WPW-syndrome, etc.

Therapy depends upon the precise type of tachycardia.

You should consult a cardiologist for precise diagnosis of the tachycardia type and proper treatment.

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