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Supraventricular tachycardia

Hi,

I was admitted to the emergency department this evening for about 4 hours due to elevated heart rate. At my GP (prior to googo to the ED) my BPM spiked at 216. At both the GP and the hospital I had an ECG taken, which came back as normal. It seems that my BPM is steady between 100-110, slightly higher than the normal 60-100. The doctors said that I likely have Supraventricular tachycardia which is a harmless heart condition. This means that I can sometimes have palpitations and high heart rate. I do experience palpitations, not regularly, but perhaps once or twice per week. They last no longer than a few seconds. With the high BPM (such as the 200+) I never felt the increase.

My question is, will I perhaps have trouble with a Class 1 medical?

FYI, I am 16.

So you had a normal ECG with a rate of 100-110. The most likely reason for the reading of 216, given the lack of symptoms, is that the machine, whatever it was, was double counting. Unless a qualified doctor SAW an ECG trace

The next question is what is the rate when you have palpitations? I suspect it is higher than your 'normal' 100. You need a 24 hour ECG to produce a recording of what the palpitations are. A cardiologist can then advise you but often this can be treated by a daycase procedure, and after a period of review other regulators have granted a Class 1

So I would suggest you ask for a '24 hour ECG' which you may need to wear for several days to record a palpitation episode and then get to a cardiologist. You wont get a Class 1 without it and although the commoner cause are totally treatable, just leaving it might carry some risk.

Radgirl gives good advice. Mayo Clinic offers some basic information.

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Originally Posted by Radgirl (Post 10390944)

The doctors at the hospital manually checked my pulse and it was quite high at times too. The hospital got in touch with a cardiologist so they should follow up within the next week or so.

I was diagnosed with SVT around 18 months ago suffering similar symptoms and managed to capture an event on a smart recorder. (AliveCor Device which hooked up to my phone)

CAA grounded me immediately and off I went for Cardiac Ablation which sorted it out at the first attempt. 3 months post op and without any further SVT events I got my a Class One back, albeit with an OML for 12 months.

I had a similar problem years back. The flight surgeon told me to get off coffee. That solved the problem. Now I drink three to five cups of tea a day and no problems. It was the oils in coffee, not the caffeine.
Not sure how valid his advice was, he died a year later of a massive heart attack. Probably something to do with the multiple child support/alimony demands being placed on him!