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Suggest Treatment For Exercise Induced Atrial Tachycardia

31 and have exercise induced atrial tachycardia which quickly becomes Atrial Fibrillation. It stops when I stop what I am doing exercise running mowing etc.... Should I risk an ablation? I have a wife and kids

While getting my heart rate up its fine till 140 bpm and it starts skipping and turns to afib
Thu, 14 Aug 2014
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HI,
WELCOME TO HCM.

Exercise induced Atrial tachycardia has excellent treatment options.

Drugs particularly class 2 antiarrythmics like amiodarone can help in controlling the atrial driven ventricular rate.
Drugs like digioxin and digitoxin can control atrial rate .
24 holter ecg can give complete details of the form of atrial tachycardia.
Radiofrequency ablation can offer permanent cure to atrial tachy cardia.

Consult a cardiologist for further help

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Suggest Treatment For Exercise Induced Atrial Tachycardia

HI, WELCOME TO HCM. Exercise induced Atrial tachycardia has excellent treatment options. Drugs particularly class 2 antiarrythmics like amiodarone can help in controlling the atrial driven ventricular rate. Drugs like digioxin and digitoxin can control atrial rate . 24 holter ecg can give complete details of the form of atrial tachycardia. Radiofrequency ablation can offer permanent cure to atrial tachy cardia. Consult a cardiologist for further help Thank you