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Suggest Treatment For Rapid Heart Rate And High Blood Pressure
my grandma in 74 years old and she has heart rhythm problem,her heart beats fast sometimes and it makes her feel so bad,she also has high blood pleasure,her heart rhythm problem had happened after her angiology 9 years ago,she takes pills but they don't seem to work out,dr says that she may need to has an operation in order to burning the beat.she is so scared of it because she has a bad experience of her angiology and the dr also has said that she has 80% chances in this operation.and if she wants to keep taking pills she must change them often and they might causes other problems.what do you think?should she has an operation?is there any pills which she can take?any advice?thanks
Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Greetings. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.
I can assume that the recommendations given to you are regarding an ablation of the area that is "firing" these bursts of atrial arrhythmia. Well, it is true that the rate of success from this procedure is around 80% (reported up to 86% in a study coming from a developing country). If a certain area is found to be the culprit of these bursts of arrhythmia, then I would agree with her doctor and, also, recommend ablation to "fry" this area and be free of bursts of arrhythmia. Of course, there is also the alternative of keeping the control with medical treatment. There are some drugs from various anti-arrhythmic classes, that may help prevent and/or suppress these bursts, should they happen. Clearly, this is not a definitive solution, merely a good control of the rate, which helps when the firing happens, not to transmit the atrial rhythm to the ventricles. If this would happen, dangerous ventricular arrhythmias could be initiated. To sum up, I would recommend her to undergo the ablation. The choice is hers, of course.
I hope I was helpful. Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Meriton
I can assume that the recommendations given to you are regarding an ablation of the area that is "firing" these bursts of atrial arrhythmia. Well, it is true that the rate of success from this procedure is around 80% (reported up to 86% in a study coming from a developing country). If a certain area is found to be the culprit of these bursts of arrhythmia, then I would agree with her doctor and, also, recommend ablation to "fry" this area and be free of bursts of arrhythmia. Of course, there is also the alternative of keeping the control with medical treatment. There are some drugs from various anti-arrhythmic classes, that may help prevent and/or suppress these bursts, should they happen. Clearly, this is not a definitive solution, merely a good control of the rate, which helps when the firing happens, not to transmit the atrial rhythm to the ventricles. If this would happen, dangerous ventricular arrhythmias could be initiated. To sum up, I would recommend her to undergo the ablation. The choice is hers, of course.
I hope I was helpful. Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Meriton
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