I'm 35 year male non-smoker. I've been having Heart Palpitations multiple times: 17th Feb 28th Feb 6th March 17th May and 20th May. I am type 2 diabetic and currently on Metformin 850 mg twice a day and Silverstatin 10 mg once at night. In March I got myself hospitalized to get my heart checked up by doing Echo ECG treadmill and reports were normal. They even hooked me up with Event Monitor for 2 days with monitoring connected to ICU, which was normal. The doctors are not able to determine what is the disease and on every incident of palpitation they do Toponil and X-ray which comes out normal. For my last episode, I've been now advised to get appointment with Electro Physiologist. Can this be SVT?
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Hi lybrate-user, The symptoms you describe can very well be due to SVT, or PSVT to be precise (Paroxysmal Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia). Electrophysiologist won't help much unless you have a diagnosis. Since your symptoms are not daily, its likely 2 day event monitor didn't catch the abnormal rhythm. The next best option here is to get a 15 day or 30 day event recorder. That has higher likelihood of catching the arrhythmia. These days, you also get devices like Kardia or Remote ECG which you can keep in your pocket and attach to yourself whenever you get palpitations. Also get your thyroid checked if it isn't checked yet. Take care.
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