Originally Posted by readmore
Looks like your experience was nearly the same as mine. I think I may have been mistaken to call mine "atrial" tachycardia though. Apparently tachycardia can affect different areas of the heart. My doctor said some are more dangerous than others, so I don't want to give the wrong impression as to which kind I had.
SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) is a generic term to indicate a tachycardia that originates above the ventricles. I had AV nodal reentry tachycardia, which is the most common and I believe less dangerous than others, but still annoying and uncomfortable. One type of SVT is called "atrial" tachycardia:
http://www.mindwheels.com/ED-WEB%20Web/SVT.htm
Originally Posted by readmore
I haven't had any more episodes since the procedure. If I drink about six cups of coffee I get a twinge, but that's all. How about you?
Same here, at worst I get a twinge, and I'd have to have a lot of caffeine and add a little stress at work to even do that. I had the ablation a few weeks ago, so maybe I still need to give it a little time. But I can push a heart rate of 190 on the bike (I'm 37 y.o.) and not even get a twinge.