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Woke up from spinal surgery in sept with bad heart. can't breathe and keep passing out. heart too fast. been on meds. can't function need help. ?
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Work up: You would certainly need a complete workup including likely a echocardiogram, EKG, holter monitoring to yield the diagnosis and appropriate treatment. In select cases of cardiac arrythmia unresponsive to medications, ablation therapy may be indicated.
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