Increased resting heart rate post ablation!!

Hi
I had ablation as well as valve repair surgery 6 months ago. I too have had a resting heart rate since of usually 80-100. 80-90 during the day but it seems to go higher when I sleep or lie down.

I had been taking Cardizem before surgery
( nasty nasty drug) which kept my then heart rate under control .....which would go into the 140s when not medicated
In the end everyone is different but as the other woman said 80-90 heart rate is still within normal limits for resting although over 100 isnt
Ablation doesnt seem to cure everything,but perhaps can help to some extent. Right now Im off the Cardizem which is fabulous. Cardiac drugs are All Horrible.
This is all new to me so dont know how things pan out in the end. They told me it can take up to a year for the ablation to take full effect
Lots of question marks. Its all a work in progress. I still dont have my former stamina

Wish you much healing

Kris

I had a convergent ablation on January 31, 2014. It cured my atrial fibrillation. I have had high blood pressure for years and had taken lisonopril. I was taken off lisonopril and put on sotalol and everything was fine. Then I was taken off sotalol and started taking lisonopril again. My blood pressure and pulse (80+bpd) was higher. I read that recent studies indicate that the higher the pulse rate the greater risk of death. The old 60/100 bpm may be misleading especially over 80. I am going back to sotalol.

Hello,
Sorry about the delayed response. I am the one who started this tread. I finally saw my doctor a couple weeks ago. Since I had side effects with Rythmol and Diltiazem (shortness of breath), my doctor wanted me to take it as a pill in the pocket on the onset of the irregularities. I have had a couple, lasting 3 hours and the other 8 hours. It takes a while, but finally brings is under control. He is not able to tell this time which side of my heart the issue is coming from. I don't how long I can take this. All I know is that I never had this long of episodes before the ablation. But, now it is less tense even though I still have rates above 160, it does not fluctuates as often as it did before the ablation. So, it is easier to tolerate, as I feel every bit of irregularity.
Also, before the ablation, I always had blood pressures of over 130 80's. Now that my issues have started again, my blood pressure is 110/60,s-70. Although I am not able to check the blood pressure when I have irregularities. My resting heart rate is now is high 80's and 90's. (before ablation it was in 70's). The doctor does not seem to be concerned with that. I don't like to take meds too often, so if this pill in the pocket thing works It may be better than being on meds on daily basis.
Know that the meds, specially the heart meds have lots of side effects, and your symptom may very well be a side effect of your meds.
I usually feel very tired and worn out the day after my episodes as well.

That gives me a peace of mind!! Thank you.
Just wasn't sure the continous faster rates can be of concern in long run!!
Thanks.

Thanks for your reply Rosa. It is an event monitor and I am to wear it for a month. As we don't know how often this may happen. But, it will only auto record the 150+BPM or 40- and irregular heart beats.
I will have to manually record anything in between, that is assuming I feel the problem.
One of my biggest concerns is the resting heart rate. I am wondering if it is safe to have RHR of 80's to 90's, without any meds!!

Hi Anon,

I believe what your doctor ordered for you to wear is called a Holter Monitor which can be worn for a minimum of 24 hours, but can be worn for weeks at a time if your doctor wants better information. Usually, with the holter monitor you should have a diary of the things you're doing when you have a raise in HR to determine what's causing the bouts of tachycardia.

Continue to wear it and log your activity, I know you want answers right away but the best and more accurate way to determine the cause of your symptoms is to follow exactly what your doctor has prescribed.

Best wishes,

Rosa