Heart rate question

Question about heart rate. Dr is really concerned about my heart rate going to low because Iam on rythmol my question that I can't seem to find answer for is how low?? I am keeping careful watch over it and probably sometime in the next couple weeks I'll be going back to see him. But until I do is there some kind of number to watch for? Iam on the drug because my heart goes into A-flutter and they are trying to control it He hasn't ruled out the possibility of a PM and we talked more about it on last visit when he put me on drugs. I was supposed to get shocked the next day but heart went back into rhythm

3 Comments

how low is low

by Tracey_E - 2013-07-21 11:07:08

How low is too low is subjective. Under 60 is technically bradycardia but many people feel ok with resting hr in the 50's or even high 40's. Two things to consider are how you feel, and if your rate goes up appropriately with activity. If you are tired and dizzy, then you are probably too low for you. If you are able to do what you want to do during the day and you feel good, then your rate is ok for you.

Catheter ablation

by golden_snitch - 2013-07-22 03:07:22

Hi!

Before you put a pacemaker in to treat a slow heart rate resulting from antiarrhythmic drugs to treat atrial flutter, ask a heart rhythm specialist about a catheter ablation to cure the atrial flutter. Typical atrial flutter can be ablated very easily, and you need no more drugs afterwards! And even if it was atypical flutter, I'd give an ablation a try before putting a pacemaker in. For atrial flutter the first choice today is - according to guidelines - catheter ablation. Don't understand why your doc is giving you drugs and talking about a pacemaker. Is that a heart rhythm specialist (EP specialist) or a cardio or just a GP? I mean, you can of course always try the drugs first. Some patients rather take those than have the ablation. But when you come to the point where the drugs cause such a low heart rate that a pacemaker is indicated, I'd really think about an ablation instead.

Best wishes
Inga

CA

by kmom - 2013-07-22 12:07:45

Inga: He's done ablation before but he thinks this time it's coming from the right side of my heart that he can't get to because I had open heart surgery years ago for an ASD he doesn't want to poke thru the patch. and my cardio is an EP specialist one of the best in my area. I've had successful ablation about 3 months ago. He said he could always map it out and see which side this is coming from but he really feels that it's the right side. There was some issues he found from when he did the ablation but they kept popping back into rhythm so he wasn't as concerned at the time. However he thinks now that it's probably that right side that's causing the issue. I'm sure we'll talk more about ablation or at least an attempt to map it before any talk of a PM but I think I might have SND as well (that's probably what's causing the low heart rates --although I think he distinctly said during the ablation procedure that I did NOT have it but my EOB dx's keep coming back with that code so who knows??

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