Gloaming: no as Carey mentioned, an ecv wasn’t suggested as a treatment for my PVCs, nor would I think it would had helped - I had over a 30% burden starting 5 weeks post index ablation. I was on multaq and was scheduled for a pvc ablation with dr N. My local EP asked if I would humor him by trying an Tenormin (atenolol)’experiment that helped his patients.
Because I was on Multaq, he started slowly and I took 12.5mg Tenormin daily for a week. Nothing. Week two I took 25mg a day. Nothing. Week three I took 37.5mg a day and by day 3-4 my pvc’s stopped cold turkey. That was the day of my postponed PVC ablation. I was lucky.
Ablation #2 same story but after 5-6 weeks post ablation my PVCs returned and I started with 37.5mg Tenormin and it stopped.
Ablation #3 I was switched to Cardizem and sotalol a week and a few days post ablation I got a pacemaker and never went back on Tenormin but my PVCs didn’t return. I missed tenormin. Always felt better on it.
Currently I have PVCs since returning home two weeks ago from the states while on vacation. I am scared out of my mind. I can’t sleep fearing I’ll miss hearing the sirens to alert me to go to my bomb shelter. I’m up until 4-5am with a benzo. Constant terror from the missiles and sounds of jet fighters. Stress brought back my PVCs I didn’t have for years. I think I’m stuck with it. I’m taking Cardizem for my blood pressure as well as lisinopril. If I switch back to Tenormin, I will have to compensate with more drugs to control my BP which is high. I try to keep my potassium at 4.5 with daily rx potassium pills so a water pill isn’t ideal. If I take a water pill, norvasc and lisinopril, I’ll get my orthostatic hypertension back. No win win.
Not happy with my PVCs. I can’t walk even 200 feet without being out of breathe and my hr high. I know an ECV won’t help.
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