TIL Adenosine is an organic compound that, when injected, stops the heart for a few seconds and is used to treat heartbeats, that are too fast (140-250bpm), in effect turning it off an on again. - eviltoast
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  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    62·
    3 months ago

    I’ve had it done couple times to attempt stop tachycardia. My heart used to randomly get stuck in sinus rhythm at 180bpm, which was annoying.

    Adenosine blocks electrical signals through the atrio-ventricular (AV) node for a second or two. So you appear to flatline on an ECG. It never worked for me. A Diltiazem injection was what reliably worked to reset my rhythm.

    I’ve since had a cardiac ablation to fix my hearts fucked up wiring. A doctor sends a scope into an artery in your leg, travels up to your heart, finds the cells that are causing electrical impulses to loop uncontrollably, then burns them.

    It’s about a 45 min procedure door to door, and it’s the equivalent of removing some excess solder from a bad circuit board. So yet another IT department inspired fix.

    • AstralPath@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      My mom’s about to get this done. How is the recovery? Is there anything I should consider so that I’m useful helo if needed after the procedure?

      • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        3 months ago

        Pretty unremarkable. You basically can’t lift anything heavy for a few weeks so you don’t break the old artery incision. Your mom will basically need you to be a butler / maid for a few days.

      • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        I was back at work (at a computer) the next day. Recovery was fairly simple. I don’t recall any major meds being needed and I wasn’t in pain.

    • Biezelbob@programming.devEnglish
      20·
      3 months ago

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  • kobra@lemm.eeEnglish
    22·
    3 months ago

    Ha, did you see that paramedic social media video too? I just learned about this yesterday from him.

  • dezmd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    3 months ago

    Hey, I saw that Youtube short with the fireman guy that does the funny skits too.

      • copymyjalopy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        12·
        3 months ago

        Ive never rexperienced anything like it. It happens extremely fast. Dr injected into the IV and instantaneously every muscle in my body contracted (at least that’s what it felt like), I lost my vision temporarily although my eyes were still open. Similarly I couldn’t hear anything either. I was filled with an extreme feeling of…rushing…adrenaline… Really hard to describe. I felt my heart give one last big THUMP and then stop.

        And suddenly, my heart started again. My vision and hearing restored, I was back in the ER surrounded by Dr and nurses and techs. Breathing hard, somewhat confused and experiencing a little twinge in my back from the contractions.

        The whole experience took maybe 3-4 seconds. It felt like minutes.

  • FellowEnt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    I should probably carry this, my heart likes to randomly decide 220bpm is a good idea every now and then.

      • FellowEnt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Yeah I’m lucky I guess that my particular condition is deemed not serious enough to warrant carrying medication. Just gotta live with it, thoroughly unpleasant when it happens though!

    • AstralPath@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      220bpm? That’s a solid blast beat tempo.

      When I run my heart caps out at around 186. I can’t even imagine what 220 feels like.