Sinus Tachycardia?

Have had sinus tachycardia for 3 years now and medication only helps a little. Doc suggested surgery. Has anyone had a successful surgery for this condition?

no, they will never cardiovert you with sinus tachycardia. it would kill you. that is only used in v-tach and other near death rhythms. I need to know how fast your heart rate is. and salt could do more damage. salt is for low blood pressure. though it is possible you are compensating, but there are certain tests for that.also you might need 2 take 2 meds together. are you over weight? look at your lifestyle

What medicine have they given you? There's so many different things they can give you like morphine, lidocaine, calcium channel blockers, Midodrine, Serotonin-reuptake inhibitors and others. Increase your intake in salt. They can do a cardioversion which is basically where they shock the heart like they do when someone is dying. You're sedated though it. I'm guessing they want to do a sinus node ablation and while it can be successful in more than 70% of people more than half experience a reoccurance of symptoms a few months later. Perhaps seek a 2nd opinion before going under the knife.

He's probably talking about catheter ablation. It's not really surgery, as such, but you will be sedated and won't remember the procedure at all. I'm pursuing it myself. They'll thread catheters into your heart through either your femoral artery or the carotid artery and stimulate your heart into the abnormal rythem so they can cauterize the part of your heart causing it.

you already waited long. other option is to look for cadiologist who might do it by intervention. pls visit website for MGH;

I assume your doctor is suggesting cardiac ablation. I am just wondering if it is really sinus tachycardia that you have or something else. I know some who has had success with his. The success rate of cardiac ablation is from 80-90%. But, some things may not work out but this is just a small percentage.