Originally Posted by
starflier Earlier this year she had her fourth episode of Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
landing her back in the emergency room. Even though the doctors always tell her that her excessive drinking is the mitigating factor, my AP seems to get these episodes on days that she hasn't been drinking at all, so she doesn't believe them. It's terribly frightening, as her heart beats so fast she can't get enough oxygen. They literally stop her heart and restart it to get the correct rhythm back. This last time we went to a heart specialist for an ultrasound, and they pronounced her heart fine. So, back to the old drinking routine again with no change.
i dont think they actually "stop" her heart to get the rhythm back to normal. if you refer to "adenosone', it causes skipped beats before reverting to normal rhythm, or returning to svt, whatever be the case.