after having catheter ablation on my heart for wpw/svt my doctor told me not to drink caffeine for one year... it has been more than one year now since then so is it safe for me to drink caffeine?

Question

How long does it take the heart to heal after a catheter ablation for svt?

Answer 1

You would need to ask your cardiologist who did the ablation procedure if it is now safe to have caffeine. Your cardiologist knows your heart the best and can tell you what the risks are if you add caffeine to your diet. You may need an EKG or Holter monitor to see if you are having any residual arrhythmias. So, give your cardiologist a call! Good luck!!

Answer 2

If the ablation of the abnormal pathway was successful, and you have had no recurrence, I am reassured. However, if you were able to avoid caffeine for a year, why would you want to start caffeine again? Arrhythmia could also occur in the absence of WPW and I would continue to avoid caffeine. Please get your electrophysiologist’s opinion since he may be aware of other abnormalities .

Answer 3

Several: There are several types of heart defects, but doctors usually classify them into several broad categories. Cyanotic defects cause your baby to turn cyanotic, or blue. Obstructive defects block the normal flow of blood through the heart and its associated blood vessels. Septal defects cause "holes" between the heart's chambers. And hypoplastic defects make one side of the heart smaller.

Answer 4

Many: There are heart defects that involve the connecting blood vessels in intrauterine life. There are defects involving the valves of the heart and incomplete closure of the walls between the chambers, in addition to any combination of the above. There are also conditions where the chambers fail to form properly.

Answer 5

If a treatment is...: ...Needed at all, it is usually, sooner or later, surgical. An interim treatment with medication such as diuretics may be needed before surgery.

Answer 6

Surgery or Waiting: Of course the answer depends on the type of defect. Some require immediate surgery, and others may resolve themselves with time. Your pediatrician should refer you to a pediatric cardiologist to direct you in the proper management of the condition.

Answer 7

Depends: The best way to help manage a heart birth defect is to first identify the problem. Then seek advice from a qualified pediatrician or if more complicated, a pediatric cardiologist. Some heart birth defects actually disappear with age. Some are permanent, but harmless. Others require more intense therapy or even surgery.Your doctor can guide you.

Answer 8

Surgery, medication: Many congenital heart defects require surgery, but when surgery is done and how many operations may be required depends completely on what the specific defect is. Other heart defects are not as severe and may be able to be managed with medication alone. Talk with your child's pediatric cardiologist to learn what to do for your baby's heart defect. You may be told to just wait and watch.

Answer 9

Depends on type: Heart defects are variable from those that improve on their own given a few months like a small vsd to those that require heart transplant like hypoplastic left heart.

Answer 10

No: Murmurs that are not caused by an abnormality are common. They are called "functional murmurs", and are of no concern whatsoever.

Answer 11

No: Not every heart murmur is associated with a heart defect. Most murmurs are "flow" murmurs, the sound of the blood rushing through the heart or blood vessels. But some indicate a serious problem with the way the heart is formed. If your baby's doctor hears a murmur, she might do a chest xray or echocardiogram. She will tell you whether it could be serious and whether it needs treatment.

Answer 12

No: A murmur is a type of heart sound the doctor can hear with a stethoscope. Whether nor not a murmur is a birth defect depends on the cause of the sound. If the sound is caused by incorrectly formed arteries, veins, or heart parts, then the problem is a birth defect. On the other hand, many normal children have murmurs but no defects (the murmurs are probably just from the flow of the blood).

Answer 13

No: The murmur is but a sound. Certain murmurs are characteristic of certain defects, watch: http://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=uh5u845zz2k.

Answer 14

Yes: This is true only if the murmer comes from an anatomical defect or immaturity of the heart structure. Blood does make noise as it flows through the heart normally and if heard is an innocent murmer which is harmless.In addition, murmers can occur if the heart is damaged such as from an infection-rheumatic fever for example.

Answer 15

No: There are many heart murmurs that are not malformations of the heart - these are called functional or benign heart murmurs, and usually represent turbulent flow of blood in the heart. Structural heart murmurs are the result of a birth defect that has caused an altered anatomy to the heart. Check with your provider if you have questions about which murmur your child has.

Answer 16

No: Most heart murmurs are simply noisy flow of an active blood stream, like water in a river after a rain. Pregnant women and rapidly growing kids make blood in large volumes, sometimes more than the blood vessels are used to, so the flow gets noisy. However, sometimes the noise is because there is something wrong or in the way. Ask your doctor to clarify which is true in your, or your child's, case.

Answer 17

No: Not a birth defect for a simple innocent heart murmur.

Answer 18

Depends: If the murmur is innocent, no. If the murmur is caused by a heart defect, yes.

Answer 19

Overwhelming: Are benign systolic flow murmurs...Diastolic murmurs however are not benign.

Answer 20

Depends: A big majority of heart murmurs in children are innocent ones (without heart defect). True pathologic murmurs are associated with heart defects, often a part of birth defects.

Answer 21

Murmur: A murmur is just a sound and not a diagnosis; most are functional or innocent, but some can be due to heart problems, congenital or acquired.

Answer 22

Depends : A murmur is simply a audible sound in the heart caused by turbulence . Its a physical sign not a diagnosis. Some birth defects can cause murmurs and others wont. Murmurs can be from restricted vales, leaky valves, communications between chambers, fevers, anemia etc. So if a pt has a murmur usually an echo of the heart is done with dopplers to further evaluate it

Answer 23

Yes: If the valvular abnormalities are present from birth, then they are birth defects.

Answer 24

Yes: Children's heart valve abnormalities are classified as birth defects if the abnormalities were present at birth, which is the usual case. A person can get a heart valve defect later, such as due to infection or trauma.

Answer 25

Some: A bicuspid aortic valve or a prolapsing mitral valve are present from birth. Many other heart valve abnormalities are acquired, either through scarring from infection, calcium deposition, or mal-apposition due to dilatation of cardiac chambers, among other things.

Answer 26

BCPILLS: Can cause rarely ht attack , blood clots, strokes, if you have ht problems you would need to check with both your cardiologist and gyn before using any type of birth control pill , depending on your problem and situation, some people can and some people cannot.

after having catheter ablation on my heart for wpw/svt my doctor told me not to drink caffeine for one year... it has been more than one year now since then so is it safe for me to drink caffeine?

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