
Arrhythmias Support Group
Cardiac arrhythmia is a group of conditions in which the muscle contraction of the heart is irregular or is faster or slower than normal. Some arrhythmias are life-threatening medical emergencies that can cause cardiac arrest and sudden death. Others cause aggravating symptoms, such as an awareness of a different heart beat, or palpitation, which can be annoying.

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Has anyone had an ablaiton for inappropriate sinus tachycardia? I had a pacemaker put in because at the time the cardizem was working a little too well and dropped my rate to the 30's. Now I am just starting cardizem 180 twice a day. When my rate was in the 30's I was only on 120 mg daily. My EP did not want to do the ablaiton because of my asthma and the risk of damaging the phrenic nerve. I don't know what else to do. I can't take toprol or any drugs in that class because of the asthma. I did take them and they made the asthma so much worse. the lowest I go is high 80's when I lay down but as soon as I stand up I am in the 120's and when I exercise I hit 160. I can't funcition like this anymore. I went through all the aggrevation of having the pacemaker put in and now I don't even use it. Anyone with any suggestions or adviec?
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