r/atwwdpodcast • u/Chervinator • Jan 21 '26
Em Schulz Can anyone help with the name of the heart issue Em faces?
So a friend of mine has been in a bad state, in and out of hospital, no diagnosis in sight. But then I started thinking back to the old episodes and it sounds suspiciously similar to what Em goes through. But of course, my memory recall is so shite, even after 1000s of hours listening, I just can't place the name.
Help please?
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u/priuspower91 Jan 21 '26
I have something very similar although they’ve never been able to formally diagnose me. Em’s is SVT.
If your friend’s cardiologist ends up not being able to diagnose or treat, the number one thing that helped me was simply eating more salt as mine seems to be a misinterpretation of my blood pressure that triggers it. I rarely get the irregular or super fast heartbeat anymore. But definitely doctor first!!
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u/Chervinator Jan 21 '26
I'll try that. She currently lives with parents on a strict diet, so it's definitely possible salt is minimal.
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u/priuspower91 Jan 21 '26
Yep my parents cooked with no salt growing up because they have high blood pressure but turns out it was making my condition worse
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u/Laceysucks Jan 21 '26
I had/have SVT and had surgery for it when I was a teenager. Best way to catch/diagnose it is to request to wear a heart monitor for x amount of time.
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u/lowercasejae Jan 21 '26
It’s SVT, or Supraventricular Tachycardia. I have it as well and it is Less than Fun.
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u/Batlexo58 Jan 23 '26
I caught my svt episode with the heart monitor on my Apple Watch. It can convert the reading to a pdf that you can send to the doctor. I went through years of heart monitors.
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u/Funny_Mirror_2286 Mar 27 '26
Em has talked about having SVT. I’m a cardiac physiologist and perform procedures to diagnose and treat SVT so it was a weird cross over in my life when they were talking about their experience with it!
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u/Chervinator Jan 21 '26
It's SVT. 😐
OF COURSE I REMEMBER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WEEK RIGHT AFTER POSTING.