So many doctors/cardiologist could learn bedside manners and tone from this doctor! You are extremely calming. I hope the people in your area of practice realize what a gift they have as you being their doctor
The previous doctor I seen keep insisting ablation....but when talk to him about lower down the operation fee....his facial expressions immediately become hostile....
I had an ablation in 2019. Unfortunately during the procedure a hole was accidentally punched in my heart so I had to have emergency heart surgery to remove a very large blood clot from my pericardium. I coded three times, but survived. Lots of ramifications, but I am still here.
I've been going crazy having recurring SVT incidents lately.. went to the local ER & at one point my heart was going 200+.. scaring me to death!.. Extreme anxiety thinking I was going to die.. I'm def going to talk to my doc about atyprimil.. helped to lot to watch this vid..thanks!
In my experience living with SVT for 10 years and talking to others who get episodes, it's more of a digestive issue than a heart issue. I find blocked air is what sets it off. i can usually tell when I have trapped air and get the feeling like an episode is going to start from "skipped beats" or PVCs ( Premature ventricular contractions ). Every time i have an episode, I try my best to burp as much as I can and that usually stops or slows the SVT. Also, laying down flat with feet elevated, putting ice on carotid arteries, both on the neck and groin slows the blood flow and converts the SVT.
Yes I agree..all my svt attacks start with a feeling of poking spasm in stomach skipped beats a feeling of poison or inflammation in gut etc then the main svt comes mine are 95% when I need bowel movement I get shaky dizzy weak...I think food is the key I am still experimenting
@@jameshilton9255 I also have SVT and have experienced shakiness/dizziness when needing to make a bowel movement as well. I had no idea the two could be related but now I would like to ask my doctor. Thanks for this comment!
I have a couple episodes every few years. My regular RHR is about 71.. when I have my SVT, my heart won't go below 91. It got up to 160 while driving.. the only thing that helps is Xanax, tons of water, and splashing freezing cold water on my face AS SOON as it starts. It IS scary.. especially when both your arms start tingling and you feel like you can't breathe. Doc tried to tell me it was anxiety.. like no, I have anxiety BECAUSE of the SVT.
Nikki Nova I totally understand. E.R doctors acted like i was crazy when i woud show up with heart rate of 180, they tested me for drugs.and told me it was anxiety and gave me xanax. Now I'm on metoprolol and SVT free
Nikki Nova so benzodiazepines work that we know are you dependent on them. That might be a bigger problem. I wouldn’t use Xanax for arrhythmia it can cause respiratory depression depending on the type.
Thank you so much for your reassurance. Suffered with these darn things all my life, do all I can to stay fit and healthy female age 73 yrs, but these attacks can floor me. In the middle of one at this moment. Hate it.
This would be wonderful if it goes ahead and we are able to access it here in the UK. My SVT attacks terrify me and do prevent me from doing things I previously took for granted. If I knew I had something with me that I could use to stop one in it's tracks, that would be a total game-changer for so many of us.
You da man, doctor. Thanks so much for your well thought out educational video. Your empathy and intelligence, your kind manner and hopeful attitude are a true blessing.
Just your voice brings comfort. I just finished having an SVT and the maneuvers help but only so much. I found the massage around the carotid artery very lightly to be beneficial. Whoever tries this must be careful to be very gentle and not press so hard that it may cause possible stroke or something. Thank you for being a wonderful doctor and bringing us wonderful hope in what the future holds. Wish you were my heart doc.
Thanks for the info. I had severe SVT (240+ bpm), troponins released and I showed kidney failure in blood test values after an SVT episode, because I assume the 240+ bpm for 30+ min was causing oxygen deprivation to my organs. I ended up having an emergency ablation the next day after this episode. (One of my doctors in the hospital said he'd never seen a bpm that fast.) I had these episodes before but never caught it on on ekg. I had the personal Kardia unit that caught it. Paramedics recorded it on a separate device too. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
Karen, that is really interesting regarding your lab work. I have had SVT for over 2 decades. My heart rate also goes very high (285 bpm). I was in the ER last week after an episode and my kidney function for the first time was abnormal (showed stage 3 kidney disease). My kidney function returned to normal the following week. I am seeking an ablation now as I have episodes twice per week now. Has your SVT terminated due to the ablation?
@@rachellydy3367 Yes, svt episodes have not happened anymore. I still have to be careful with caffeine which still can cause heart flutters. It used to trigger svt episodes. I drink decaf now. My own personal opinion is that severe svt deprives the body of oxygen while it happens and that affects organs. As you may have read in my earlier post, I showed stage 3 kidney failure blood test results right after the svt episode that landed me in the hospital. I knew my kidneys were normally fine and told the doc. Sure enough the next day they tested normal. But, that did tell me svt episodes weren't harmless. I am very glad I got the ablation. I wish you very good health. I believe in your case it is a good thing for you too.
Great vid. I have SVT attacks regularly..actually daily. Some attacks are worse than others. I'm on medication atm, but I still can get my attacks regularly. My last attack I was at 160bpm for nearly 2hrs, i also had more during that day, too..not as long tho. which made me so fatigued .. even the next day I was spent. I actually feel for those who suffer from this.. as it's hard to explain to people what you're experiencing as there's no physical signs. I'm on new meds now.. I hope they work better.
I had episodes of svt about 10 yrs ago and it realy effected my lifestyle. I decided to have a ablation and have been fine ever since. The ablation was painless and i was home a few hours later . I would recommened anyone who has been offered ablation to go ahead and have it.
@@davidconstant4716 hi David. Yes i'v had no trouble since having a Ablation. I didn't realy want to have the proceedure as i was scared but i just couldn't go on any longer with the episodes. It was affecting my life and stopping me taking my hikes in the hills and my long cycle rides. I felt a prisoner and just had to have it done, i'm glad i did and would recommend you have it done.
@@alfiehenshall688I’m going through this right now, had svt for most my life but recently started having them a few times a week. Had one on a rock climb the other day, I was 700 feet up with 200 feet of climbing still to do. It took me an hour to do the valsama technique and restart it. I was 15 min away from calling the chopper. Waiting on my appointment for the ablation.
How amazing that an EP can bring on an SVT episode on request. The advances in svt and afib treatment are amazing. As a sufferer of both I always feel reassured by Dr Gupta.
I was diagnosed with svt 3 years ago..and I came across your vids when I was doing research….I just got the heart procedure 2 days ago…and I feel great ..and all the issues I was going threw …about being scared when it was going to come back..how long it will last u was spot on…u got me threw it case in the back of my mind I would think about u ..and how it won’t kill u and just relax and it would be over ..the med I was taking didn’t really work ..it helped but still I would think when is going to happen again..iam a 43 year old male healthy..for the most part..and the doctor said my heart was strong ..no blockage or anything like that..it was a bad connection like u said..I work a very tuff job garbage truck driver hopping in and out ..and lifting all type of stuff..so very physical..and it would get my heart rate up…and that could trigger a episode ..but glad I had u to learn about it..would like to thank u for taking the time out to address SVT..
Your presentations are wonderful and well appreciated. It would be interesting and valuable to hear about the relationship between Afib and other heartbeat irregularities and sleep apnea. I've been told that there is a significant connection.
Had my first noticeable episode a few months back. Paramedic had my heart rate at 230bpm. I had no idea what an SVT was, the first time I had really thought about my mortaility. These thing can knock you around mentally if you have no idea about them. Thankfully the breathing into the syringe worked for me.
See my comments I posted above...or below depending how your comments are sorted. With that high of a rate, you might want a blood workup right after an episode if it lasts more than a few minutes. I got up to 240+ for about 30 minutes and went to the ER. It had stopped by the time they got me situated in a room. My blood work up they did though showed troponins being released which is a sign of heart damage so they knew something had happened that wasn't good. Blood work also showed organ failure in my kidneys due to the lack of oxygen for those 30 minutes the SVT was happening since there is no way with your heart beating that fast that you are getting enough oxygen so my organs were suffering. The kidney test went back to normal the next day when my heart was in a normal rhythm thankfully. I also got an ablation the next day after the SVT because they put me in the hospital from the troponins showing up in my blood work. They were just going to observe me overnight but the next day a really good cardiologist visited me and looked at my case. He said he could get rid of these episodes if I wanted. I chose to go for it. It was successful. No more horrid SVT episodes. (These episodes were happening 2-3 times a year. Not much but when your heart does that it is so scary feeling and since the SVT episodes were causing mild damage I didn't want any more of them.) - Karen
Did the paramedics have you to breath into the syringe or is that something you do now to stop new ones? I've been splashing my face with cold water which helps, so I believe my vagus nerve is somehow involved.
@@jonathangiles4854- I had my first one four weeks ago. My heat rate when up to 220+ -so scary . I’m 71 and now wondering if I will get any more, will I still be able to exercise and get holiday insurance etc . I would be interested to know if you have had any more.
I hope to try this one day. From 2007 to 2017 I only suffered two SVT episodes and suddenly this past summer I've had 4 episodes where it would not go away on its own =( Went to ER twice, treated with Adenosine, then the last 3 x I took Diltiazem, but still it took at least a few hours for it to take effect and bring the heart down to a regular pace. It's a nerve-racking 2-5 hours wait for the medicine/pill to to kick in, unfortunately for me.
Whenever I get SVT episode, I take 400mg Sun Warrior liquid magnesium mixed with a little water (it also contains other minerals). I swish it around in my mouth a few seconds before swallowing so it enters my bloodstream sublingually. It makes the SVT go away within 10-20 seconds and it works for me every single time. It tastes really gross but it’s worth it, at least for me.
I get svt attacks sometimes during jiujitsu… it’s terrible and completely ruins my training. I had the cardiac ablation and unfortunately I still have attacks
Update, I was on a vegan diet when I got my SVT attacks which were almost every day. I am no longer a vegan and now eat mainly meat-based, and have not had an SVT attack in 9 months.
Wow great to know! I had an ablation for my svt which was successful although a year later Im getting some mild tachycardia again of some type, so about to get a monitor. I just had unrelated surgery though so it might just be related to healing and stress from that. Ive gotten checked for more serious causes and all good. Its 1,000 times more tolerable than my svt ever was! I’d try something like the nasal spray for sure if my svt ever came back and it was mild just because ablation is invasive, yet ablation really improved my quality of life. I had svt 28 years before I ablated it. Waited until all the usual “tricks” didn’t stop it and episodes started increasing in frequency and rate and began lasting 30 minutes and hitting me out of nowhere.
He is very good but he won't answer my replies. I think he wants to build his practice and since I'm not in his area, I can't do him much good. But, there is telehealth.
I was scared to get an ablation done for my WPW, but I'm so thankful afterwards. The procedure is a godsend and was nearly painless. The only pain I had was a sore throat from the breathing tube (they chose to sedate me because I'm quite nervous about health things). I walked out of the hospital the day of and was able to resume my normal routine the next day!
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I feel like this happens to me, mostly near bedtime. I even wake with a faster heartbeat. When tell anyone I’m always told they’re panic attacks. I have gone as far as timing them.,
same here i randomly wake up with pounding heart and fast last about 1 minute also when i exercise my heart rate stays elevated it takes time to come back to normal
Diagnosed not feeling too good right now it'll make you feel as if your heartbeat in your mouth loud consistent thumping. My cardiologist gave me pill in the pocket to take with me. Put it out of my head and just living life. Tend to stay in rvr and svt diagnosed with cardiomyopathy hypertonic somewhat more moderate. Stay prayed up just thankful that I am still here with my seventeen year old child. I am all he has. My mom sister grandmother aunt cousins have passed quickly from this. So I smile because the next second is not promised but I have lost a lot of weight changing my diet was the best decision that I have ever made feel better than I did in the past. Thank you doc for this info ❤️
Thank you for sharing this information. It would definitely be so helpful and reassuring to have something like this available to help terminate SVT episodes.
You look so handsome in this video, Sanjay. The flowers behind you match your lovely shirt. You're a born communicator and isn't it fantastic you have such intelligent and helpful information to give to people who need it. Thank you! 💖
Ever since I began to take Mildronate, all my afib symptoms have disappeared. My quality of life has improved, and I have so much energy when I exercise. I'm so glad I purchased this drug. No wonder athletes use it too.
Wonderful to have hope to have an alternative prn vs daily doses of calcium channel blockers Seems to keep it to a dull roar as long as no consumption of caffeine, alcohol or stress Thank you Find your videos specifically on hypertension and SVTs so informative Well all of your videos are and you explain all so clearly An educator at heart
I have battled SVT, Aflutter,and AFib for 20 years. I can tell you that SVT is debilitating. I 100% understand that AFib is more dangerous then SVT, but SVT can "knock you on your ass", whereas AFib feels much more mild. I have also had SVT events that lasted hours, the worst was about 20 hours and was only terminated by cardioversion. So you are right, SVT is a serious problem even if a doctor might say it is "low risk". If have a hard time walking and can not get up even 3 or 4 stairs, I do not consider that having a low impact on me. I had two large ablation procedures about 6 weeks apart 18 months ago, and have not had a single SVT since. They ablated 12 separate locations. That sure feels like a cure! I have had few episodes AFib and am wondering this new drug would stop an AFib event as well as SVT's? Thanks not only for such good information, but also for being a kind and caring doctor.
I have SVT but the thought of an ablation is even more scary than the SVT. This nasal spray sounds like it’s not the most convenient thing to carry around everywhere but totally worth it if it’s so effective. Especially if you travel to places where you are a long way from a hospital and need that extra peace of mind. Thanks for sharing the news.
I've had 2 ablations done, one in 2018 and another in February of this year. I've suffered SVT for most of my life (I'm 34) and the ablation totally changed my life. The first ablation lasted me 2 years before I had recurring episodes. After the second ablation I feel 1000 times better than I did after the first one! I have my energy back and my heart beats better than ever! I assure you it's so easy and you won't remember a thing. If I had to ever get a 3rd one I'd get it done in a heartbeat! (Pun intended )
@@johnnyperez298 They put you under what they call "conscious sedation" but when they sedated me I'm pretty sure I was out cause I don't remember a thing haha
@@turtlewax7167 with both of the ablations you dont remember anything? And do you need meds after the ablation or you just stop taking meds immediately?
Done an ablation last year... Sort of...they didn't manage to make me a successful ablation because they didn't get to sustain the svt so actually I only done the study without success. THANK God I really didn't had any svt episode since then but I do have now a heart rate around 95/100 bpm. I also have a mild mitral valve regurgitation. Thanks for the news. There's still hope 😊
Wow...this is such good news! I suffer from SVT and it is extremely scary when it happens. My HR is so low that docs said beta blockers would not be a good fit for me. And, like you mentioned, ablation is so invasive...
Starry One, whenever I get SVT episode, I take 400mg Sun Warrior liquid magnesium mixed with a little water (it also contains other minerals). I swish it around in my mouth a few seconds before swallowing so it enters my bloodstream sublingually. It makes the SVT go away within 10-20 seconds and it works for me every single time. It tastes really gross but it’s worth it, at least for me.
Yes I did find this very interesting I'm still figuring out what I am experiencing so I am going to pay attention to this and thank you so much for your wonderful insight on things!
Thank you for this video-PAT here-You mentioned a new medication and transcript quoted it as “a tip from ill”. Would like to stop these flutters. Will search around and see if I can find real name and if it’s available.
This would be wonderful! Apparently I had a high heart rate as a baby (born at 25 weeks) in the NICU and they needed to reset the values or my alarm would go off all the time. I'm wondering if this could be related or indicate WPW syndrome. I've had health problems my whole life due to being a preemie and just have lived my life in my own normal. This PSVT could have been around for a while and I feel it as normal. I was just diagnosed with PSVT after fainting at work in January. I'm so glad my GP listened to all of my symptoms and gave me a 24hr Holter monitor test. I've experienced dizziness, nausea, sweats, and shortness of breath for years. I'm 37 and attributed symptoms to not eating enough, hormones, and my asthma. I would feel anxious for no reason and feel tingly all over. I brushed it off as anxiety. I am on metoprolol but still get dizzy and have to rest a lot. I don't feel palpitations, just the other effects and then I feel faint and pass out or lie down and put my feet up and it goes away eventually. Making a snowman with my children yielded a HR of 190 that lasted 5 minutes after I sat down. This is definitely inconvenient. It would be wonderful if this new medication is approved so I could feel comfortable backpacking with my family in the mountains of the PNW again! Thank you Dr. Gupta!
I was the patiant of svt my heart beat was last time 180 bpm. I am taking magnesium citrate 400 mg every day. From last year i did not have any kind of svt not even a puplpitation also. I think if i get the benefit from magnesium citrate 400. Than every body who have svt should try at once magnesium citrate thanks . god make every body keep healthy....
@wise heart wake up my cardiologist just threw my magnesium box to me on the table n said "you may take it if that makes you happy" .... and he prescribes me metropolol..i know they got something in return when they prescribe you these types of medication
@@aneerj9790 thanks dear. We ll should tell everyone about magnesium benifits nd also shows dr guptas dedication about their patiants. Dr Gupta is a gemological personality who make me happy. God may give him strength and live long....
@@aneerj9790 dr through your side a magniciam box not because he knows that you know the trouth about magnesium benifits . Dr knows that his patiant of heart pupitations gone from him . His money making machine going so far from him. Thay never ever tell you a right way . Always tell u about where they can make money even thay dont care about you. They puch you in that situation and thay advise you go for cathder ablation . If i can cure from svt who have puplpitation like 180 to 200 beats per minute than why we do this kind of life thretning procedure. I know that night last year September 21/2019. I lay down on bed in icu and dr bpm was 240 per minute. Dr give me a daamm shock therepy 240 valt. I was thinking about my worst condition . That was last day of my life after that . i never go back to hospital again . This is a bad think doctor does not tell you about you have a magnecium deficiant....
Thank you for this detail video!! Its so uncomfortable and gives me anxiety. Yes I don’t know how long it will last:/ If I’m lucky 20mins most recent ones I had lasted close to 2 hours. Most recent ones I had felt faster:/ i checked and it was 225!! I almost went to hospital but on the way to hospital it stopped Thank God. I usually poke my side of neck where I feel the pulse or my wrist where I can feel my pulse. I press on it sometimes luck of a draw certain poke will do the work.
Omg svt is so scary I suffered very bad with it sometimes I couldn't get it to stop I had to be giving adenosine and that was the most frightening experience of my since then I've had an ablation it didn't totally work I still have to take beta-blockers since my ablation now I mostly just tech aquatic my heartbeat usually doesn't go over 150 I have occasional SVT that is none sustained now since the ablation surgery
shakeema lynch, whenever I get SVT episode, I take 400mg Sun Warrior liquid magnesium mixed with a little water (it also contains other minerals). I swish it around in my mouth a few seconds before swallowing so it enters my bloodstream sublingually. It makes the SVT go away within 10-20 seconds and it works for me every single time. It tastes really gross but it’s worth it, at least for me.
I had to wear a halter monitor for a couple of weeks, fairly recently, after using something called tretinioin cream. I had been diagnosed with dysautonomia many years ago, but hadn't had any issues in about 3 years, until after using the tretinoin cream, and increasing my protein powder slightly. The report came back that I had 12 episodes of SVT, but my highest heart rate wasn't even during an episode, it was while asleep, I believe, and no irregular beat at that time. I'm 46 years old, and I was dx with dysautonomia in my 20's. I've obviously been through many tests, including other cardiac testing throughout the years, but never was dx with SVT until this event. The report did not state whether it was flutter or some other type of SVT. I've had issues with doctors, and one cardiologist dismissed my symptoms during what was later discovered to be an episode of myocarditis that was missed. Is it possible that I've had this lifelong, or could it be caused by something I had been using, such as the cream, or even the whey protein? I'm looking for a new cardiologist in my area, but it's not easy to find one affiliated with a good hospital, as well as not affiliated with the prior cardiologist.
Doctor... your presentations are to the point and easily understandable... thank you for letting us know about the Nasal spray... hope it reaches all patients soon...In India I'm taking a medicine called Calaptin SR 120 daily for my SVT... since the last 4 years...is it even safe..
I was diagnosed with SVT and during my workup I had a severe episode resulting in cardiac arrest. (Code blue in cath lab!) Fortunately I was in a hospital setting at the time and my cardiologist made the decision to go the route of ICD. I take soltalol daily. Thanks for your videos. They are very informative! I’m learning a lot.
How did you get cardiac arrest from SVT? Are you sure it wasn’t VTACH? Cardiologist all say SVT is benign and non life threatening. That means they’re lying to the public.
@@ColdVsIceI never believed SVT was not harmless. It's like driving a car and you floored the gas pedal. How many times can you keep doing that before you blow the motor? It causes wear and tear on the motor as well...
@@e.williams13 I can understand that in an older 60+, hbp, heart failing patient with numerous comorbidities. However, the average person with this should not be afraid of cardiac arrest. That would be fear mongering.
I’ve had SVT for 10 years and finally I got an ablation done last week and just a half hour ago I had another episode 150 beats a minute for about two minutes
Getting an ablation changed my life to the better. I was on calcium blockers for over a year. Constantly tired and not enough help. Ablation is no joke bit the results for me was amazing. Im only 40 years old
I do believe constipation plays a huge role. So take a suppository or two proceed to evacuate your bowels it stops the whole thing for me breathing does help and the cold water on the face with a fan
I have found a correlation of SVT with the consumption of too much caffeine. It also appears to bring on arrhythmia. I take Propafenone, which brings heart rate down to about 55bpm so not sure if the new medication would be good for me. Specially if it lowers heart rate more. Doctor, Thanks for your insite into this!
I've now had 2 svt attacks, 1 year apart. I injured my neck the day before first one. My neck injury resurfaced and lo and behold 2nd attack. My tests are absolutely clear, the doc said, quote, "your hear is a perfect specimen". My conclusion is Vegus nerve constriction from my neck injury.
@@jameshilton9255 I'm having physio for my posture, and awaiting a referral to neuro for my neck. My cardiologist says he thinks that my neck is a 'possible' trigger for the svt, but that's not what keeps it going once its kicked in. Ablation will stop it happening again he reckons. The ablation thing doesn't really worry me to be honest, if I have to have it so be it, but the neck/nerve problem is getting me down. Hoping the physio brings results.
My resting heartbeat is 60s, but when I have SVT it has gone up to 280. Having that frequently is not good for my heart so I say it is dangerous, as did my electrophysiologist. Having an ablation in 3 weeks.
I agree that the way he speaks is calming, or humbling other than that I don't get so scared of my svt listening to him. I am not trying to prolong my life, bc I still smoke cigarettes. So, most likely I will get the heart ablation done.
This is really interesting! I was diagnosed with SVT this year after finally making it to A&E during an episode. Prior to that I had only an inkling that it was SVT based on reading about my symptoms online. I am 41 now, I had my first episode at 17 years old. I get maybe 3 to 5 episodes per year, so it doesn't have a huge impact on my lifestyle although it does affect my enthusiasm for certain things (such as going on holiday, as you mentioned). How would someone like me keep themselves informed about the availability of this medication so that I could potentially be prescribed it? I am very lucky in that vagal manoeuvres will terminate an SVT episode almost every time, and so I would not need to be at the front of the queue, so to speak, but I would really appreciate having this as a backup in case my usual techniques do not work. Thanks for your videos!
I am taking Amway Calcium Magnesium . I take 3 tablets a day. Besides , I found light exercise do helps to reduce the frequency of occurrence and.also the severity. Walking.in a park an hour a day helps.
thank you dr. i hope that meds will be availabe soon as posible, i just been out from the hospital 3days ago the reason why i been ther i have palpitation when my palps whent for at list 45mins and more i feel squeezing chest pain, and my heart rate is 206bpm and while on the hospital they diagnos i have svt. they gave me home medication of metoprolol and aspirin i hope my svt is not life treatining.
Hi Doctor. New to your channel and loving everything you have posted. Thank you. Question, I was hospitalized twice in my 20s and diagnosed with Lone AF. Didn’t take whatever medication that was prescribed to me at that time. Used to get the episode randomly that will last from few minutes to a couple of hours. It’s getting worse as I’m getting older (in my 50s now). Through all these years I never went back to any doctor. 4 years ago for just in case, I started taking 82mg aspirin, however I’m thinking of stopping that since lm getting large black spots on my lower right leg that starts as pink then red then black. I found in my readings that it could be aspirin side effect . From this video I’m thinking what I have sounds more like SVT rather than Lone AF. Do you think I can just stop taking aspirin since I took it for about 4 years.? I’m otherwise a 6 feet tall healthy woman who has learned to control the triggers of my conditions like stress, fatigue, alcohol, etc... I hope to hear back from you.
The tell-tale difference between Afib and SVT is the heartbeat *rhythm*. If it is fast but steady and regular then it is NOT Afib. Afib is very irregular rhythm along with a fast rate. I have Afib. Was first dx with it around 2 years ago when it woke me up out of a deep sleep. Felt like a fish was loose and flipping and flopping around in my chest! My heart was going wild with skipping beats and then adding extra beats and suddenly pausing before racing like mad again!! Freaky experience to be sure. Was this similar to what you experienced?🤔
@@AVAM.. Yes, in fact it WAS around 3 am!! But it was Only the One time. I haven't had Afib wake me up since then. Although, I have had several Afib episodes since then. Also they are not near as severe now, and I've never had to go to the hospital again because of it. I have learned how to ignore it and it usually just stops on its own in a few minutes! Thank Goodness!😉🙏
Oh I also forgot to say something in regards to the Vegas nerve and being able to maybe slow it down I find tapping tapping my hand like a the seconds on a grandfather clock that tends to slow it down, it really works it's a wonderful method.
Encouraging news. I'm starting to exhibit SVT's after an Atrial Flutter ablation over a year ago. If my condition worsens, I'd still opt for an ablation procedure, I'm comfortable with the process.
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How do you know if you have this? Yesterday I was on my computer literally doing nothing just browsing the internet and then all of a sudden I got this weird sense of anxiety like no type of anxiety I ever had before and all of a sudden I felt my heart pounding out of my chest and when I checked it was 160. It literally felt like I ran a mile for the past hour. I called 911 but by the time the paramedics came within the 5-10 minutes they hooked me up to their ECG and said they didn’t see anything and that it looked fine. When they had me on their machine in the ambulance my heart rate at that time was hovering around 120-115 I took an ECG on my Apple Watch before the paramedics came while it was happening I showed it to the paramedic and he said it looked like “SVT” I also showed the ER doctor and he said the same but when I showed it to another cardiologist yesterday he said he didn’t know what it was and that he wasn’t guess but he said it could have been atrial flutter, afib, or SVT I didn’t get an exact diagnosis so for the people who have this how the hell do I know if that is exactly what happened to me yesterday?
Dr.Gupta, while I very much appreciate your videos and the educational content they provide I believe you should update this video to disclose that Etripamil has not been proven effective. The publication Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology published their findings in the May 12th, 2020 article.
It's been about one year I reached out to a trial being done in NY, unfortunately the location and schedule did not work for me. Im very interested in the nasal spray. Im so sick and tired of visiting the ED, do you have any new updates to where I can get this spray in the US? I was talking to the ED doctor about this and he was very interested. Im taking Atenolol 25mg daily, does not really work, when I go into SVT I add Diazepam 5mg and rush myself to the ED. I find that when I eat fast foods with preservatives usually set it off. I cook at home a lot. I can't thank you enough for your outstanding channel I find you to be the best in explaining SVT and treatment options. My cardiologist keeps pushing ablation, on some it worked and some I know went twice with no help. Please keep me posted. Thank you, your the best.
Thank you so much for this video, Dr. Gupta!! Do you think maybe someday you can do a video on low pulse pressure? I have always had low bp but now low pulse pressure (anywhere from 25-30 point difference, not the normal 40 point difference). I guess that indicates low cardiac output... :( . At least that's all I can find on Dr. Google. Thank you again for all your time.
Vagal manoeuvres don’t work for me, only once in the emergency room did it work. My episodes last for up to 5 hours, one was 10 hours. The last one my body was in shock and I went to emergency room, blood pressure was extremely low and a pulse could not be felt or even picked up on pulse oximetry. An ECG showed my heat rate at 235. I was grey in the face, could hardly stand up, was so short of breath and totally exhausted. I think I was getting into dangerous territory. I’m now on the waiting list for ablation and can’t wait to get this problem sorted.
Hi Dr Gupta I really need an appointment with you but i am stuck in Spain and i cannot afford a private consultation. I am even considering moving to York to get into that capture zone. I have half been diagnosed with POTS which is troubling me all day long (for the last year and a half) but the worst thing is I am having what seem to be SVT i call them tremors because my torso literally shakes and they last 2 minutes. They have recently become very violent. I have spent the enire year in the emergency room but I never get there in time. It always seems to happen while I am asleep and it wakes me traumatically. I think it is significant that they only seem to happy some time between 4am and 7am. They are also almost always 2 or 3 days up to my period. I have not got much money to buy a personal ecg and I have not seen one that would work while I sleep?..(maybe you could suggest one?) But here all they are saying is that I have to do an ablation to find out the cause. Any advice you could offer would be life saving because this is effecting me so much psychologically and emotionally. I am terrified about my heart & physically exhausted. I am just wondering if something helping my hormones would help? Or could it be sleep related? I am already taking magnesium everyday. Also I wanted to ask in the emergency room my troponine was 3 and then the next day 7 (negative here is up to 14) then a day later less than three. Does this mean they are damaging my heart? THANK YOU SO MUCH for everything you share. You have helped me so much already 🙏♥️
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So many doctors/cardiologist could learn bedside manners and tone from this doctor! You are extremely calming. I hope the people in your area of practice realize what a gift they have as you being their doctor
Thanks so much for another great video!!You are a Blessing to human kind 🥰👌!!!
Amen to that Brian Baker!
The previous doctor I seen keep insisting ablation....but when talk to him about lower down the operation fee....his facial expressions immediately become hostile....
One of those that doesn’t care about the patient but cares about the $$$.
I had an ablation in 2019. Unfortunately during the procedure a hole was accidentally punched in my heart so I had to have emergency heart surgery to remove a very large blood clot from my pericardium. I coded three times, but survived. Lots of ramifications, but I am still here.
I've been going crazy having recurring SVT incidents lately.. went to the local ER & at one point my heart was going 200+.. scaring me to death!.. Extreme anxiety thinking I was going to die.. I'm def going to talk to my doc about atyprimil.. helped to lot to watch this vid..thanks!
In my experience living with SVT for 10 years and talking to others who get episodes, it's more of a digestive issue than a heart issue. I find blocked air is what sets it off. i can usually tell when I have trapped air and get the feeling like an episode is going to start from "skipped beats" or PVCs ( Premature ventricular contractions ). Every time i have an episode, I try my best to burp as much as I can and that usually stops or slows the SVT. Also, laying down flat with feet elevated, putting ice on carotid arteries, both on the neck and groin slows the blood flow and converts the SVT.
Yes I agree..all my svt attacks start with a feeling of poking spasm in stomach skipped beats a feeling of poison or inflammation in gut etc then the main svt comes mine are 95% when I need bowel movement I get shaky dizzy weak...I think food is the key I am still experimenting
@@jameshilton9255 I also have SVT and have experienced shakiness/dizziness when needing to make a bowel movement as well. I had no idea the two could be related but now I would like to ask my doctor. Thanks for this comment!
I have noticed a need to fart and burp just before, during and after episodes… not sure what triggers what.
I agree, for me at least it seems to be triggered by eating too fast, eating too much. I tend to get it when experiencing acid reflux.
Usually i get them when not eating on time like too much air or gases, and some foods like pork cheese milk, or if i eat to much protein at once
I have a couple episodes every few years. My regular RHR is about 71.. when I have my SVT, my heart won't go below 91. It got up to 160 while driving.. the only thing that helps is Xanax, tons of water, and splashing freezing cold water on my face AS SOON as it starts. It IS scary.. especially when both your arms start tingling and you feel like you can't breathe. Doc tried to tell me it was anxiety.. like no, I have anxiety BECAUSE of the SVT.
Nikki Nova I totally understand. E.R doctors acted like i was crazy when i woud show up with heart rate of 180, they tested me for drugs.and told me it was anxiety and gave me xanax. Now I'm on metoprolol and SVT free
Sorry to hear that hope you are feeling better i was prescribed propranolol for my early beats it has helped wonders
yes indeed, the anxiety is a normal but secondary effect!
I had 170 after I smoked weed which I never do had to ER worst. Had to be restrained and had to give me adenosine
Nikki Nova so benzodiazepines work that we know are you dependent on them. That might be a bigger problem. I wouldn’t use Xanax for arrhythmia it can cause respiratory depression depending on the type.
Thank you so much for your reassurance. Suffered with these darn things all my life, do all I can to stay fit and healthy female age 73 yrs, but these attacks can floor me. In the middle of one at this moment. Hate it.
I am watching This now... I hope in my next appointment my cardiologist would have something I'm exhausted 😞 amazing episode Thanks Dr Gupta
This would be wonderful if it goes ahead and we are able to access it here in the UK. My SVT attacks terrify me and do prevent me from doing things I previously took for granted. If I knew I had something with me that I could use to stop one in it's tracks, that would be a total game-changer for so many of us.
You da man, doctor. Thanks so much for your well thought out educational video. Your empathy and intelligence, your kind manner and hopeful attitude are a true blessing.
Thanks so much Frank...Thank you for your support:-) It'd mean a tonne to me if you'd consider subscribing to the channel:-)
Just your voice brings comfort. I just finished having an SVT and the maneuvers help but only so much. I found the massage around the carotid artery very lightly to be beneficial. Whoever tries this must be careful to be very gentle and not press so hard that it may cause possible stroke or something. Thank you for being a wonderful doctor and bringing us wonderful hope in what the future holds. Wish you were my heart doc.
Thanks for the info. I had severe SVT (240+ bpm), troponins released and I showed kidney failure in blood test values after an SVT episode, because I assume the 240+ bpm for 30+ min was causing oxygen deprivation to my organs. I ended up having an emergency ablation the next day after this episode. (One of my doctors in the hospital said he'd never seen a bpm that fast.) I had these episodes before but never caught it on on ekg. I had the personal Kardia unit that caught it. Paramedics recorded it on a separate device too. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
Karen, that is really interesting regarding your lab work. I have had SVT for over 2 decades. My heart rate also goes very high (285 bpm). I was in the ER last week after an episode and my kidney function for the first time was abnormal (showed stage 3 kidney disease). My kidney function returned to normal the following week. I am seeking an ablation now as I have episodes twice per week now. Has your SVT terminated due to the ablation?
@@rachellydy3367 Yes, svt episodes have not happened anymore. I still have to be careful with caffeine which still can cause heart flutters. It used to trigger svt episodes. I drink decaf now. My own personal opinion is that severe svt deprives the body of oxygen while it happens and that affects organs. As you may have read in my earlier post, I showed stage 3 kidney failure blood test results right after the svt episode that landed me in the hospital. I knew my kidneys were normally fine and told the doc. Sure enough the next day they tested normal. But, that did tell me svt episodes weren't harmless.
I am very glad I got the ablation. I wish you very good health. I believe in your case it is a good thing for you too.
@@karenrosascodo u take any medicine for svt
Mine went up to 280 bpm. It felt like dying.
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Great vid. I have SVT attacks regularly..actually daily. Some attacks are worse than others. I'm on medication atm, but I still can get my attacks regularly. My last attack I was at 160bpm for nearly 2hrs, i also had more during that day, too..not as long tho. which made me so fatigued .. even the next day I was spent. I actually feel for those who suffer from this.. as it's hard to explain to people what you're experiencing as there's no physical signs. I'm on new meds now.. I hope they work better.
Do you drink caffeine?
@lukehall4479 nah I don't drink coffee or any form of energy drinks .🤷♂️
Are you still having daily attacks?
What were the meds and did they work? 🙏
If only more consultants were like you, very empathetic and understanding, thank you for taking the time to make these videos! 🙏
I had episodes of svt about 10 yrs ago and it realy effected my lifestyle. I decided to have a ablation and have been fine ever since. The ablation was painless and i was home a few hours later . I would recommened anyone who has been offered ablation to go ahead and have it.
I might have ro have one sir as have had svt, s recently, so would you recommend.. Did your irregular heartbeat dissappear?
@@davidconstant4716 hi David. Yes i'v had no trouble since having a Ablation. I didn't realy want to have the proceedure as i was scared but i just couldn't go on any longer with the episodes. It was affecting my life and stopping me taking my hikes in the hills and my long cycle rides. I felt a prisoner and just had to have it done, i'm glad i did and would recommend you have it done.
@@alfiehenshall688 thanks for feedback Alfie
You just had 1 ablation and it took care of everything? Have you had any episodes?
@@alfiehenshall688I’m going through this right now, had svt for most my life but recently started having them a few times a week. Had one on a rock climb the other day, I was 700 feet up with 200 feet of climbing still to do. It took me an hour to do the valsama technique and restart it. I was 15 min away from calling the chopper. Waiting on my appointment for the ablation.
How amazing that an EP can bring on an SVT episode on request. The advances in svt and afib treatment are amazing. As a sufferer of both I always feel reassured by Dr Gupta.
I was diagnosed with svt 3 years ago..and I came across your vids when I was doing research….I just got the heart procedure 2 days ago…and I feel great ..and all the issues I was going threw …about being scared when it was going to come back..how long it will last u was spot on…u got me threw it case in the back of my mind I would think about u ..and how it won’t kill u and just relax and it would be over ..the med I was taking didn’t really work ..it helped but still I would think when is going to happen again..iam a 43 year old male healthy..for the most part..and the doctor said my heart was strong ..no blockage or anything like that..it was a bad connection like u said..I work a very tuff job garbage truck driver hopping in and out ..and lifting all type of stuff..so very physical..and it would get my heart rate up…and that could trigger a episode ..but glad I had u to learn about it..would like to thank u for taking the time out to address SVT..
elvis you had ablation have you had any since?
Your presentations are wonderful and well appreciated. It would be interesting and valuable to hear about the relationship between Afib and other heartbeat irregularities and sleep apnea. I've been told that there is a significant connection.
Do you have sleep issues parallel to SVT? And what kind of sleep issues? What time are you waking up? Is it getting worser?
Amazing Man. Consultant Humanitarian. God Bless x
Dr. Gupta, you are remarkable! Thank you for amazingly balanced presentations!!
This is an amazing news for us doctor! It 'll change our lives completely!! Thank you so much for your support.
Had my first noticeable episode a few months back. Paramedic had my heart rate at 230bpm. I had no idea what an SVT was, the first time I had really thought about my mortaility. These thing can knock you around mentally if you have no idea about them. Thankfully the breathing into the syringe worked for me.
I had my first episode last night on a bike ride. Heart monitor showed 223bpm. Do you still get yours?
@@jonathangiles4854 thankfully not since then.
See my comments I posted above...or below depending how your comments are sorted. With that high of a rate, you might want a blood workup right after an episode if it lasts more than a few minutes. I got up to 240+ for about 30 minutes and went to the ER. It had stopped by the time they got me situated in a room. My blood work up they did though showed troponins being released which is a sign of heart damage so they knew something had happened that wasn't good. Blood work also showed organ failure in my kidneys due to the lack of oxygen for those 30 minutes the SVT was happening since there is no way with your heart beating that fast that you are getting enough oxygen so my organs were suffering. The kidney test went back to normal the next day when my heart was in a normal rhythm thankfully. I also got an ablation the next day after the SVT because they put me in the hospital from the troponins showing up in my blood work. They were just going to observe me overnight but the next day a really good cardiologist visited me and looked at my case. He said he could get rid of these episodes if I wanted. I chose to go for it. It was successful. No more horrid SVT episodes. (These episodes were happening 2-3 times a year. Not much but when your heart does that it is so scary feeling and since the SVT episodes were causing mild damage I didn't want any more of them.) - Karen
Did the paramedics have you to breath into the syringe or is that something you do now to stop new ones? I've been splashing my face with cold water which helps, so I believe my vagus nerve is somehow involved.
@@jonathangiles4854- I had my first one four weeks ago. My heat rate when up to 220+ -so scary . I’m 71 and now wondering if I will get any more, will I still be able to exercise and get holiday insurance etc . I would be interested to know if you have had any more.
I hope to try this one day. From 2007 to 2017 I only suffered two SVT episodes and suddenly this past summer I've had 4 episodes where it would not go away on its own =( Went to ER twice, treated with Adenosine, then the last 3 x I took Diltiazem, but still it took at least a few hours for it to take effect and bring the heart down to a regular pace. It's a nerve-racking 2-5 hours wait for the medicine/pill to to kick in, unfortunately for me.
As always, thanks for sharing this good news with us SVT sufferers. . Hope to get it in the USA soon! Best to you always Doctor Sanjay!
Whenever I get SVT episode, I take 400mg Sun Warrior liquid magnesium mixed with a little water (it also contains other minerals). I swish it around in my mouth a few seconds before swallowing so it enters my bloodstream sublingually. It makes the SVT go away within 10-20 seconds and it works for me every single time. It tastes really gross but it’s worth it, at least for me.
How much do you drink?
How long did your episodes last before you began taking the minerals to stop it?
Where can I get this Sun Warrior liquid?
I get svt attacks sometimes during jiujitsu… it’s terrible and completely ruins my training. I had the cardiac ablation and unfortunately I still have attacks
Update, I was on a vegan diet when I got my SVT attacks which were almost every day. I am no longer a vegan and now eat mainly meat-based, and have not had an SVT attack in 9 months.
Wow great to know! I had an ablation for my svt which was successful although a year later Im getting some mild tachycardia again of some type, so about to get a monitor. I just had unrelated surgery though so it might just be related to healing and stress from that. Ive gotten checked for more serious causes and all good. Its 1,000 times more tolerable than my svt ever was! I’d try something like the nasal spray for sure if my svt ever came back and it was mild just because ablation is invasive, yet ablation really improved my quality of life. I had svt 28 years before I ablated it. Waited until all the usual “tricks” didn’t stop it and episodes started increasing in frequency and rate and began lasting 30 minutes and hitting me out of nowhere.
This doc is great ! very good info and knows his stuff !
He is very good but he won't answer my replies. I think he wants to build his practice and since I'm not in his area, I can't do him much good. But, there is telehealth.
@@poetrynook962 He definitely does not think like that! He is busy and is giving what he can. More than most.
I was scared to get an ablation done for my WPW, but I'm so thankful afterwards. The procedure is a godsend and was nearly painless. The only pain I had was a sore throat from the breathing tube (they chose to sedate me because I'm quite nervous about health things). I walked out of the hospital the day of and was able to resume my normal routine the next day!
How was your recovery?
Where did you have your ablation?
@@WeirdlyRemote Colorado
How was your recovery for the first 7 days
easy luckily@@CountryBoyTnn
STRESS as well. Doc, U are so right. Thanks for taking the time to educate US.
Definitely stress plays a huge part but it’s so hard to not stress
Your the best doctor!!!!!! May god always bless you !!!!!!!!!I wish we had more doctors like YOU
You are a God-send Dr. gupta... Great info right before zI see my cardiologist in the next week or two. :)
Fantastic News! Thank you 🙏 so much for sharing appreciate it ... most of all you need to know all of us who know of you and follow you appreciate you so much, you have no idea the difference you make to our lives absolutely love you.. God bless you your my Angel 🙏❤️❤️
eventually this isnt true, this spray is cancelled
I feel like this happens to me, mostly near bedtime. I even wake with a faster heartbeat. When tell anyone I’m always told they’re panic attacks. I have gone as far as timing them.,
same here i randomly wake up with pounding heart and fast last about 1 minute also when i exercise my heart rate stays elevated it takes time to come back to normal
Exactly, same thing happened to me as well. Hearing this makes me feel better.
Thankyou so much doctor.
Same here brotha, hope you doing good bro and stay healthy
Diagnosed not feeling too good right now it'll make you feel as if your heartbeat in your mouth loud consistent thumping. My cardiologist gave me pill in the pocket to take with me. Put it out of my head and just living life. Tend to stay in rvr and svt diagnosed with cardiomyopathy hypertonic somewhat more moderate. Stay prayed up just thankful that I am still here with my seventeen year old child. I am all he has. My mom sister grandmother aunt cousins have passed quickly from this. So I smile because the next second is not promised but I have lost a lot of weight changing my diet was the best decision that I have ever made feel better than I did in the past. Thank you doc for this info ❤️
Thank you for sharing this information. It would definitely be so helpful and reassuring to have something like this available to help terminate SVT episodes.
Glad it was helpful Shannon.
It'd mean a tonne to me if you'd consider subscribing to the channel. Wishing you a happy new year
I had SVT for years I recommend the heart ablation.. saved my life
You look so handsome in this video, Sanjay. The flowers behind you match your lovely shirt. You're a born communicator and isn't it fantastic you have such intelligent and helpful information to give to people who need it. Thank you! 💖
So kind of you Peggy= i love you
Ever since I began to take Mildronate, all my afib symptoms have disappeared. My quality of life has improved, and I have so much energy when I exercise. I'm so glad I purchased this drug. No wonder athletes use it too.
hi where can u get mildronate. thx
@@franciscosifuentes3007 mildronate can actually CAUSE tachycardia, or SVT. Watch out!! 💥
Wonderful to have hope to have an alternative prn vs daily doses of calcium channel blockers
Seems to keep it to a dull roar as long as no consumption of caffeine, alcohol or stress
Thank you
Find your videos specifically on hypertension and SVTs so informative
Well all of your videos are and you explain all so clearly
An educator at heart
Thanks for that information. I have this condition but I’m not always aware of when it happens but it has been picked up on the Holter Monitor.
I have battled SVT, Aflutter,and AFib for 20 years. I can tell you that SVT is debilitating. I 100% understand that AFib is more dangerous then SVT, but SVT can "knock you on your ass", whereas AFib feels much more mild. I have also had SVT events that lasted hours, the worst was about 20 hours and was only terminated by cardioversion. So you are right, SVT is a serious problem even if a doctor might say it is "low risk". If have a hard time walking and can not get up even 3 or 4 stairs, I do not consider that having a low impact on me. I had two large ablation procedures about 6 weeks apart 18 months ago, and have not had a single SVT since. They ablated 12 separate locations. That sure feels like a cure! I have had few episodes AFib and am wondering this new drug would stop an AFib event as well as SVT's? Thanks not only for such good information, but also for being a kind and caring doctor.
I have SVT but the thought of an ablation is even more scary than the SVT. This nasal spray sounds like it’s not the most convenient thing to carry around everywhere but totally worth it if it’s so effective. Especially if you travel to places where you are a long way from a hospital and need that extra peace of mind. Thanks for sharing the news.
I've had 2 ablations done, one in 2018 and another in February of this year. I've suffered SVT for most of my life (I'm 34) and the ablation totally changed my life. The first ablation lasted me 2 years before I had recurring episodes. After the second ablation I feel 1000 times better than I did after the first one! I have my energy back and my heart beats better than ever! I assure you it's so easy and you won't remember a thing. If I had to ever get a 3rd one I'd get it done in a heartbeat! (Pun intended )
@@turtlewax7167 Thanks for letting me know. Pun appreciated.
@@turtlewax7167 you were asleep during the procedure?
@@johnnyperez298 They put you under what they call "conscious sedation" but when they sedated me I'm pretty sure I was out cause I don't remember a thing haha
@@turtlewax7167 with both of the ablations you dont remember anything? And do you need meds after the ablation or you just stop taking meds immediately?
Done an ablation last year... Sort of...they didn't manage to make me a successful ablation because they didn't get to sustain the svt so actually I only done the study without success. THANK God I really didn't had any svt episode since then but I do have now a heart rate around 95/100 bpm. I also have a mild mitral valve regurgitation. Thanks for the news. There's still hope 😊
Thank You for this information. I am going to talk to my Cardiologists about this.
Ablation is the one of the greatest decisions I’ve made in my life.
Wow...this is such good news! I suffer from SVT and it is extremely scary when it happens. My HR is so low that docs said beta blockers would not be a good fit for me. And, like you mentioned, ablation is so invasive...
Starry One, whenever I get SVT episode, I take 400mg Sun Warrior liquid magnesium mixed with a little water (it also contains other minerals). I swish it around in my mouth a few seconds before swallowing so it enters my bloodstream sublingually. It makes the SVT go away within 10-20 seconds and it works for me every single time. It tastes really gross but it’s worth it, at least for me.
@@Jewlz4ever great tip. Ty so much
It would be a game changer, looking forward to it❤❤❤
Wow just found the website for the drug, and yes apparently you can use it for Af as well, great news :)
hi - cud you spell the name of the drug for me please
Yes I did find this very interesting I'm still figuring out what I am experiencing so I am going to pay attention to this and thank you so much for your wonderful insight on things!
Thank you for this video-PAT here-You mentioned a new medication and transcript quoted it as “a tip from ill”. Would like to stop these flutters. Will search around and see if I can find real name and if it’s available.
This would be wonderful! Apparently I had a high heart rate as a baby (born at 25 weeks) in the NICU and they needed to reset the values or my alarm would go off all the time. I'm wondering if this could be related or indicate WPW syndrome. I've had health problems my whole life due to being a preemie and just have lived my life in my own normal. This PSVT could have been around for a while and I feel it as normal. I was just diagnosed with PSVT after fainting at work in January. I'm so glad my GP listened to all of my symptoms and gave me a 24hr Holter monitor test. I've experienced dizziness, nausea, sweats, and shortness of breath for years. I'm 37 and attributed symptoms to not eating enough, hormones, and my asthma. I would feel anxious for no reason and feel tingly all over. I brushed it off as anxiety. I am on metoprolol but still get dizzy and have to rest a lot. I don't feel palpitations, just the other effects and then I feel faint and pass out or lie down and put my feet up and it goes away eventually. Making a snowman with my children yielded a HR of 190 that lasted 5 minutes after I sat down. This is definitely inconvenient. It would be wonderful if this new medication is approved so I could feel comfortable backpacking with my family in the mountains of the PNW again! Thank you Dr. Gupta!
Thank you for the information and the hope of having a fast acting treatment option.
hi brother where are you from?
did you find any good doctors or hospital for svt ablation
About coona , please take care doc , please take extreme caution , if something happens to you that will break my heart
I’ve had SVT for roughly 15 years. recently started metroprolol but makes me very nauseous. Would love to get the nasal spray.
How much metoprolol are you taking? I'm on a half tab but have upped it to full.
Starting to get svts again. 😕
I was the patiant of svt my heart beat was last time 180 bpm. I am taking magnesium citrate 400 mg every day. From last year i did not have any kind of svt not even a puplpitation also. I think if i get the benefit from magnesium citrate 400. Than every body who have svt should try at once magnesium citrate thanks . god make every body keep healthy....
Many heart rhythm problems are caused by mineral deficiency.
Thank you and happy for you..doctors just prescribe you metropolol they care damn about your health in the long run which may cause side effects..
@wise heart wake up my cardiologist just threw my magnesium box to me on the table n said "you may take it if that makes you happy" .... and he prescribes me metropolol..i know they got something in return when they prescribe you these types of medication
@@aneerj9790 thanks dear. We ll should tell everyone about magnesium benifits nd also shows dr guptas dedication about their patiants. Dr Gupta is a gemological personality who make me happy. God may give him strength and live long....
@@aneerj9790 dr through your side a magniciam box not because he knows that you know the trouth about magnesium benifits . Dr knows that his patiant of heart pupitations gone from him . His money making machine going so far from him. Thay never ever tell you a right way . Always tell u about where they can make money even thay dont care about you. They puch you in that situation and thay advise you go for cathder ablation . If i can cure from svt who have puplpitation like 180 to 200 beats per minute than why we do this kind of life thretning procedure.
I know that night last year September 21/2019. I lay down on bed in icu and dr bpm was 240 per minute. Dr give me a daamm shock therepy 240 valt. I was thinking about my worst condition . That was last day of my life after that . i never go back to hospital again . This is a bad think doctor does not tell you about you have a magnecium deficiant....
Thank you for this detail video!! Its so uncomfortable and gives me anxiety. Yes I don’t know how long it will last:/ If I’m lucky 20mins most recent ones I had lasted close to 2 hours. Most recent ones I had felt faster:/ i checked and it was 225!! I almost went to hospital but on the way to hospital it stopped Thank God. I usually poke my side of neck where I feel the pulse or my wrist where I can feel my pulse. I press on it sometimes luck of a draw certain poke will do the work.
This doctor make wonders 👏🏻❤️
Such amazing information ! Thankyou ☀️
Hello Dr. Sanjay. Awesome Heart Doctor!
Thank you Doctor for the info, worth sharing to save lives 😊😇💐🙏🌹
Omg svt is so scary I suffered very bad with it sometimes I couldn't get it to stop I had to be giving adenosine and that was the most frightening experience of my since then I've had an ablation it didn't totally work I still have to take beta-blockers since my ablation now I mostly just tech aquatic my heartbeat usually doesn't go over 150 I have occasional SVT that is none sustained now since the ablation surgery
I know.. and doctors act like it's nothing. Like, you don't know how scary it is unless you've experienced it.
shakeema lynch, whenever I get SVT episode, I take 400mg Sun Warrior liquid magnesium mixed with a little water (it also contains other minerals). I swish it around in my mouth a few seconds before swallowing so it enters my bloodstream sublingually. It makes the SVT go away within 10-20 seconds and it works for me every single time. It tastes really gross but it’s worth it, at least for me.
@@Jewlz4ever thanks so much I will try it because I need a solution its just terrible I really appreciate it 🙏 ❤ 😊
shakeema lynch, you’re welcome! I hope it works for you! Just prepare yourself for the gross taste, lol.
woww! im so happy happy for you
when did you had ablation done
can you perform normal day to day tasks?
I had to wear a halter monitor for a couple of weeks, fairly recently, after using something called tretinioin cream. I had been diagnosed with dysautonomia many years ago, but hadn't had any issues in about 3 years, until after using the tretinoin cream, and increasing my protein powder slightly. The report came back that I had 12 episodes of SVT, but my highest heart rate wasn't even during an episode, it was while asleep, I believe, and no irregular beat at that time. I'm 46 years old, and I was dx with dysautonomia in my 20's. I've obviously been through many tests, including other cardiac testing throughout the years, but never was dx with SVT until this event. The report did not state whether it was flutter or some other type of SVT. I've had issues with doctors, and one cardiologist dismissed my symptoms during what was later discovered to be an episode of myocarditis that was missed. Is it possible that I've had this lifelong, or could it be caused by something I had been using, such as the cream, or even the whey protein? I'm looking for a new cardiologist in my area, but it's not easy to find one affiliated with a good hospital, as well as not affiliated with the prior cardiologist.
Dr Sanjay you are on the NEWS CNN!!!!!
Excellent informative video‼️Thank you very much‼️
Thank you Sanjay I appreciate you 🙏
Doctor... your presentations are to the point and easily understandable... thank you for letting us know about the Nasal spray... hope it reaches all patients soon...In India I'm taking a medicine called Calaptin SR 120 daily for my SVT... since the last 4 years...is it even safe..
My PCP is from India and she is compassionate and kind and I think this doctor is from there too. Anyways I like the way he explains about the heart.
I was diagnosed with SVT and during my workup I had a severe episode resulting in cardiac arrest. (Code blue in cath lab!) Fortunately I was in a hospital setting at the time and my cardiologist made the decision to go the route of ICD. I take soltalol daily. Thanks for your videos. They are very informative! I’m learning a lot.
How did you get cardiac arrest from SVT? Are you sure it wasn’t VTACH? Cardiologist all say SVT is benign and non life threatening. That means they’re lying to the public.
@@ColdVsIceI never believed SVT was not harmless. It's like driving a car and you floored the gas pedal. How many times can you keep doing that before you blow the motor? It causes wear and tear on the motor as well...
@@e.williams13 I can understand that in an older 60+, hbp, heart failing patient with numerous comorbidities. However, the average person with this should not be afraid of cardiac arrest. That would be fear mongering.
@@ColdVsIce perhaps.. although I don't think people should look at this condition as being benign.
Yes can you elaborate? Did you get cardiac arrest during ablation or what?
I’ve had SVT for 10 years and finally I got an ablation done last week and just a half hour ago I had another episode 150 beats a minute for about two minutes
How are you now? Iam scary to do the ablation 🥲
This video is Godsend, Thank you for this information
THANK YOU DR, Awesome news!!!!!!! :)
Getting an ablation changed my life to the better. I was on calcium blockers for over a year. Constantly tired and not enough help.
Ablation is no joke bit the results for me was amazing. Im only 40 years old
Thank you so much
Can you address the corona virus and heart disease?
What is the difference between SVT and anxiety or panic attack, or for a women in peri menopause and hormones causing rapid heartbeat?
I do believe constipation plays a huge role. So take a suppository or two proceed to evacuate your bowels it stops the whole thing for me breathing does help and the cold water on the face with a fan
I have found a correlation of SVT with the consumption of too much caffeine. It also appears to bring on arrhythmia. I take Propafenone, which brings heart rate down to about 55bpm so not sure if the new medication would be good for me. Specially if it lowers heart rate more.
Doctor, Thanks for your insite into this!
It's called Etripamil if y'all want to look it up!
Do these patients have to be on a blood thinner? Your videos are the best!
Excellent & easy to assimilate. Thanks.
I've now had 2 svt attacks, 1 year apart. I injured my neck the day before first one. My neck injury resurfaced and lo and behold 2nd attack. My tests are absolutely clear, the doc said, quote, "your hear is a perfect specimen". My conclusion is Vegus nerve constriction from my neck injury.
How are you now
@@jameshilton9255 I'm having physio for my posture, and awaiting a referral to neuro for my neck. My cardiologist says he thinks that my neck is a 'possible' trigger for the svt, but that's not what keeps it going once its kicked in. Ablation will stop it happening again he reckons. The ablation thing doesn't really worry me to be honest, if I have to have it so be it, but the neck/nerve problem is getting me down. Hoping the physio brings results.
My resting heartbeat is 60s, but when I have SVT it has gone up to 280. Having that frequently is not good for my heart so I say it is dangerous, as did my electrophysiologist. Having an ablation in 3 weeks.
How did your ablation go? Any SVT episodes since?
How did your ablation go
I agree that the way he speaks is calming, or humbling other than that I don't get so scared of my svt listening to him. I am not trying to prolong my life, bc I still smoke cigarettes. So, most likely I will get the heart ablation done.
This is really interesting! I was diagnosed with SVT this year after finally making it to A&E during an episode. Prior to that I had only an inkling that it was SVT based on reading about my symptoms online. I am 41 now, I had my first episode at 17 years old. I get maybe 3 to 5 episodes per year, so it doesn't have a huge impact on my lifestyle although it does affect my enthusiasm for certain things (such as going on holiday, as you mentioned).
How would someone like me keep themselves informed about the availability of this medication so that I could potentially be prescribed it? I am very lucky in that vagal manoeuvres will terminate an SVT episode almost every time, and so I would not need to be at the front of the queue, so to speak, but I would really appreciate having this as a backup in case my usual techniques do not work.
Thanks for your videos!
Thank you Dr. After I took sufficient magnesium supplement, my SVT gone.away
hi help me how? which medicine or diet everything
My i ask you what type of magnesium supplement you take?
I am taking Amway Calcium Magnesium . I take 3 tablets a day. Besides , I found light exercise do helps to reduce the frequency of occurrence and.also the severity. Walking.in a park an hour a day helps.
Thank you, Dr. Gupta👍👍!
thank you dr. i hope that meds will be availabe soon as posible, i just been out from the hospital 3days ago the reason why i been ther i have palpitation when my palps whent for at list 45mins and more i feel squeezing chest pain, and my heart rate is 206bpm and while on the hospital they diagnos i have svt. they gave me home medication of metoprolol and aspirin
i hope my svt is not life treatining.
Hi Doctor. New to your channel and loving everything you have posted. Thank you. Question, I was hospitalized twice in my 20s and diagnosed with Lone AF. Didn’t take whatever medication that was prescribed to me at that time. Used to get the episode randomly that will last from few minutes to a couple of hours. It’s getting worse as I’m getting older (in my 50s now). Through all these years I never went back to any doctor. 4 years ago for just in case, I started taking 82mg aspirin, however I’m thinking of stopping that since lm getting large black spots on my lower right leg that starts as pink then red then black. I found in my readings that it could be aspirin side effect . From this video I’m thinking what I have sounds more like SVT rather than Lone AF. Do you think I can just stop taking aspirin since I took it for about 4 years.? I’m otherwise a 6 feet tall healthy woman who has learned to control the triggers of my conditions like stress, fatigue, alcohol, etc... I hope to hear back from you.
The tell-tale difference between Afib and SVT is the heartbeat *rhythm*. If it is fast but steady and regular then it is NOT Afib. Afib is very irregular rhythm along with a fast rate. I have Afib. Was first dx with it around 2 years ago when it woke me up out of a deep sleep. Felt like a fish was loose and flipping and flopping around in my chest! My heart was going wild with skipping beats and then adding extra beats and suddenly pausing before racing like mad again!! Freaky experience to be sure. Was this similar to what you experienced?🤔
@@gloriamaryhaywood2217around what time are you waking up mostly? Is it around 3 a.m. ?
@@AVAM.. Yes, in fact it WAS around 3 am!!
But it was Only the One time. I haven't had Afib wake me up since then. Although, I have had several Afib episodes since then. Also they are not near as severe now, and I've never had to go to the hospital again because of it. I have learned how to ignore it and it usually just stops on its own in a few minutes! Thank Goodness!😉🙏
Thanks dr sanjay gupta sir for this fresh feedback for treating SVT 02/12/2020
Oh I also forgot to say something in regards to the Vegas nerve and being able to maybe slow it down I find tapping tapping my hand like a the seconds on a grandfather clock that tends to slow it down, it really works it's a wonderful method.
Where on your hand do you tap? Left or right? So you tap to the rhythm of the seconds on a clock?
Encouraging news. I'm starting to exhibit SVT's after an Atrial Flutter ablation over a year ago. If my condition worsens, I'd still opt for an ablation procedure, I'm comfortable with the process.
This described my diagnosis exactly. I see a local cardiologist next week to get the SVT under control. Thanks for the presentation video!
Thank you for your support cindy- it would mean a tonne if you’d consider subscribing to the channel.
Also I try and do some regular broadcasts via WhatsApp on +44795131008
@@YorkCardiology can I WhatsApp you
Interesting! Nasal spray as Calcium blocker, instead of pills. Thanks for sharing.
How do you know if you have this? Yesterday I was on my computer literally doing nothing just browsing the internet and then all of a sudden I got this weird sense of anxiety like no type of anxiety I ever had before and all of a sudden I felt my heart pounding out of my chest and when I checked it was 160. It literally felt like I ran a mile for the past hour. I called 911 but by the time the paramedics came within the 5-10 minutes they hooked me up to their ECG and said they didn’t see anything and that it looked fine. When they had me on their machine in the ambulance my heart rate at that time was hovering around 120-115 I took an ECG on my Apple Watch before the paramedics came while it was happening I showed it to the paramedic and he said it looked like “SVT” I also showed the ER doctor and he said the same but when I showed it to another cardiologist yesterday he said he didn’t know what it was and that he wasn’t guess but he said it could have been atrial flutter, afib, or SVT I didn’t get an exact diagnosis so for the people who have this how the hell do I know if that is exactly what happened to me yesterday?
@Martha Stewart Thank you.
Dr.Gupta, while I very much appreciate your videos and the educational content they provide I believe you should update this video to disclose that Etripamil has not been proven effective.
The publication Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology published their findings in the May 12th, 2020 article.
Dr. Many thanks for sharing the new hope of much needed medicine. When will this nasal spray be available to public?
It's been about one year I reached out to a trial being done in NY, unfortunately the location and schedule did not work for me. Im very interested in the nasal spray. Im so sick and tired of visiting the ED, do you have any new updates to where I can get this spray in the US? I was talking to the ED doctor about this and he was very interested. Im taking Atenolol 25mg daily, does not really work, when I go into SVT I add Diazepam 5mg and rush myself to the ED. I find that when I eat fast foods with preservatives usually set it off. I cook at home a lot. I can't thank you enough for your outstanding channel I find you to be the best in explaining SVT and treatment options. My cardiologist keeps pushing ablation, on some it worked and some I know went twice with no help. Please keep me posted. Thank you, your the best.
I have SVT can I take magnesium with my heart medications? Would magnesium even help my heart in anyway?
Thank you so much for this video, Dr. Gupta!! Do you think maybe someday you can do a video on low pulse pressure? I have always had low bp but now low pulse pressure (anywhere from 25-30 point difference, not the normal 40 point difference). I guess that indicates low cardiac output... :( . At least that's all I can find on Dr. Google. Thank you again for all your time.
Great suggestion!
Excellent info
Vagal manoeuvres don’t work for me, only once in the emergency room did it work. My episodes last for up to 5 hours, one was 10 hours. The last one my body was in shock and I went to emergency room, blood pressure was extremely low and a pulse could not be felt or even picked up on pulse oximetry. An ECG showed my heat rate at 235. I was grey in the face, could hardly stand up, was so short of breath and totally exhausted. I think I was getting into dangerous territory. I’m now on the waiting list for ablation and can’t wait to get this problem sorted.
Did they give you adenosine? How did they fix it? 🙏
Hi Dr Gupta I really need an appointment with you but i am stuck in Spain and i cannot afford a private consultation. I am even considering moving to York to get into that capture zone. I have half been diagnosed with POTS which is troubling me all day long (for the last year and a half) but the worst thing is I am having what seem to be SVT i call them tremors because my torso literally shakes and they last 2 minutes. They have recently become very violent. I have spent the enire year in the emergency room but I never get there in time. It always seems to happen while I am asleep and it wakes me traumatically. I think it is significant that they only seem to happy some time between 4am and 7am. They are also almost always 2 or 3 days up to my period. I have not got much money to buy a personal ecg and I have not seen one that would work while I sleep?..(maybe you could suggest one?) But here all they are saying is that I have to do an ablation to find out the cause. Any advice you could offer would be life saving because this is effecting me so much psychologically and emotionally. I am terrified about my heart & physically exhausted. I am just wondering if something helping my hormones would help? Or could it be sleep related? I am already taking magnesium everyday. Also I wanted to ask in the emergency room my troponine was 3 and then the next day 7 (negative here is up to 14) then a day later less than three. Does this mean they are damaging my heart? THANK YOU SO MUCH for everything you share. You have helped me so much already 🙏♥️