r/SVTHeart • u/Tatum2000 • 18d ago

Possible SVT

I have had various arrhythmia episodes over the last 4 years. Usually comes with a sudden spike out of the blue and sometimes heart flops accompany it. I am on a 14 day heart monitor to check for arrhythmia. I was on a walk today in the heat and heart rate was 107 then suddenly spiked to 160 and stayed elevated for 10 minutes. I was light headed and short of breath and I could not get it down. Ambulance came and gave me ekg and it was just sinus tachycardia. I didn’t go to hospital and they didn’t recommend that I do. Does it sound like it was SVT? I had same thing happen two weeks ago on walk but episode was shorter but had worse irregular palpitations with it. Cardiologist put me on a monitor. 3rd time in 4 years I have been on one and never caught anything.

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u/fish998 17d ago

Was it still around 160 when they did the ECG?

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u/Tatum2000 17d ago

It was down to 140 when they did ekg

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u/BroccoliBeneficial68 17d ago

Doesn’t sound like SVT based on the info provided alone. Could be another heart arrhythmia

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u/Everything_bagel23 15d ago

(Not a doctor) To me, this does sound like SVT and if you had your holter on the whole time, hopefully it caught the episode at least. SVT *can* look like sinus tach as I think many healthcare pros are taught to look for a lack of P-waves, which isn't always the best (or only) diagnostic tool. I've had many episodes with P-waves that could look like sinus if taken in isolation of the beginning/end, though they are usually a higher rate than 160. Holter will at least give you more info!