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A member asked:

I have to have surgery, but i have a heart arrhythmia and im terrified.i have svt and sinus tachycardia.

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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered

Svt: Those rhythms are not a big deal. Stop worrying.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Do I need to worried, heart holt? predominant rhythm was sinus bradycardia to sinus tachycardia. minimum to lowest 133bpm/56 bpm.there were 2987 PSVC's with burden of 0.42%, two occurrences of Supraventricular Tachycardia with longest episode 22 beat?

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Patients with heart arrhythmias or tachycardia are often prescribed a type of drug called a "beta-blocker". Should I be?

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In order to have an arrhythmia, do you have to have either tachycardia or bradycardia? Or can you have an arrhythmia and have a normal heart rate?

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