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Is Supraventricular Tachycardia Life Threatening

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Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

[I have a diagnosis of svt ...it started when I was 49 and no longer had my period. I am now 52 and just started wondering about the correlation of menopause and the svt. I take a beta blocker which controls the rate... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

[heart (chest?) problems hello! My name is XXXXXXX and I dont have insurance so u dont want to go to the doctor for something im not sure is serious. ive been having what I think are chest or heart pains. its not all the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Nsah Bernard MD

[SVT with heart ablation 1 year ago. Recently switched from Fosinopril to Toprol XL because BP was rising with no reason. CT scan of head and chest clear. Stress test performed yesterday, no problem with heart. Stopped... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nsah Bernard ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sumit Bhatti MD

I experienced tachycardia for the first time in my life today and I was also just diagnosed with an inner ear infection . Can the tachycardia be due to the middle ear infection? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumit Bhatti ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

Should I get a steroid shot for acute sinusitis if I have inappropriate sinus tachycardia? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)

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Dr. Sivayogi MD

Is Sinus tachycardia life threatening? I had an ekg and the ER dr. said it was fine, but when I reviewed the copy of the test results, it shows abnornal which has me concerned -- if it was fine, would... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sivayogi ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Rudina Balliu MD

I occasionally get Supraventricular tachycardia and took a red bull last night about 2h before bed ... having an SVT episode where I felty breathin seemed strange but didn t feel any tachycardia. Still... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rudina Balliu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rajesh Teli MD

[I have been diagnosed with SVT. PVCs for the last several years. Tonight, and this has happened only a couple of other times in the past, I distincty felt my heart beat three times fast in a row and then return to the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajesh Teli ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Rajesh Teli MD

[I was diagnosed with SVT 6 years ago. I went to the hospital with a heart rate of 230. I went to the Cardiologist and he said it may be SVT. He did an echo and put me on Atenolol. Nothing in stone as to what caused my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajesh Teli ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Suresh Heijebu MD

[I m a 46 yr old female that has been diagnosed with SVT. In April of 2014 I had catheter ablation that was unsuccessful. I currently take two tomborcor a day. But the last couplever of days I been experiencing... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)