Ist And St

[bttrflyamby1981]

Hi,

I was looking in the charts I have and it says on the results of one of my holter moniters that I had Sinus Tachycardia. Then on another it said that I had Suprventricular Tachycardia.

Ok, correct me if I'm wrong, but there is a difference right?

From what I understand you can "shock" your heart for treatment for the ST, but not for the IST.

Can you have both ST and IST? I'm so confused.

I wish my next appointment was sooner, but since it's a month away, I thought I would post and see if I can get some answers. Or at least questions I can ask my doctor to get answers.

Thanks,

Amber

[mom4cem]

Hi,

From what I understand supraventricular tachy is a broad term that encompasses several tachys. IST, PAT, AVNRT and a few more. At least that is what I understood. I also was told that if they are not sure what rhythm it is they put SVT. If they know it is a sinus tachy or some other type then they list the specifics.

I don't know if this is 100% correct. I'm sure cardiatec can clarify this as well as a few others here can too.

[Tammy]

Hi Amber,

I'm not sure what the difference is either, but I also have both listed on seperate event monitor results. My EP doesn't seem overly concerned other than him feeling that a Beta blocker would help me if my body could tolerate it, just haven't found one that works yet. Hope someone else can give you specifics.

Tammy

[Guest dionna]

i learned today that i have sinus bradycardia, sinus rhythm, and sinus arrythmia, borderline ECG- i have no idea what that is. i am all confused too. i wish i could help you out. i am about to research it all right now and if i find something i will let you know. so keep a look out for another post from me.

dionna

http://www.advocatehealth.com/system/info/...n/supratac.html

for the Superventricular Tachycardia.

http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/arrhythmias/a/IST.htm

for the IST.

i don't know if these will help you or not.

hope you find some answers somehow.

dionna

[dmaejean]

Hi y'all,

Sinus bradycardia is slow heart rate origionating fromthe sinus node which is in the top chamber of the heart. That is where it is supposed to come from,only yours is probably lower than 60 bpm. Normal sinus rhythm, which is only a technical term for normal heart rate is between 60 and 100. Anything lower than 60 is brady and higher than 100 is tachy.

Sinus tachycardia which most of us have is a fast heart rate origionating in the sinus node in the atrium, the upper right chamber of the heart which means it is normal except fast. When I had a stress test, my heart rate went over 170 and it was a sinus rhythm, which means that it was otherwise normal.

SVT or supraventricular tachycardi is also a fast beat, above 150 and origionates in the ventricles which is the lower lobe of the heart and that is not normal. SVT can turn into a lethal beat, v tach or v fib, if not taken care of. When I was in nursing school we were taught that anything over 150 is svt unless proven otherwise. In orherwords we treated it as if it were the worst just incase it was. Most of the time it was sinus tachy but you can't take any chances obviously.

The reason they can't be sure when it is so fast is that you can't see it well enough on the ekg because all of the beats run together when they are fast. When it slows down enough, the doctor can tell exactly what it is.

I know I sound like I am rambling, I'm sorry if I am. I am an emergency room nurse, at least I was before POTS and it can be really scary when they tell you something and they either don't know what it is themselves or they don't explain it to you. There are some wonderful nurses out there but not all of them know what they are doing. Ask your doctor to be sure. I hope this helped a little.

Donna

[AJVDK]

Here is some information I thought might help, I know when I first was told I had SVT, I wanted to know more.

I hope it helps!

Amy

How are arrhythmias treated?-

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter...iatreatment.htm

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch027/ch02...h027-ch027a-477

Heart Palpitations:

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter...alpitations.htm

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch027/ch027a.html

This one I thought was great it shows what an EKG looks with SVT, Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, and Ventricular Fibrillation:

http://a1977.g.akamai.net/f/1977/1448/1d/w.../Heart_Tool.swf

[bttrflyamby1981]

Thanks!!

I'm going to take a look at all the links!

Donna, thanks for your post, that makes it a bit easier to understand.

I just love this forum!!! I don't know what I would do without all of you!!

Amber