[CMoore416]

I have a question about something RV posted

He said: Congenital abnormalities in the cardiac autonomic system can also trigger ectopic activity, as individuals who have an abnormal distribution of nervous fibres in the heart (ex. heterogeneous sympathetic innervation of the heart) are predisposed to developing ectopic beats or more serious arrhythmias. Overactive sympathetic nervous system or a more localized dysfunction of its cardiac branch, are a common underlying etiology behind many rhythm disturbances.

Can this be seen in an echo? What I'm wondering is has this been ruled out on all of us? Kind of scares me some

[jkfrench]

Yes, echos and stress tests will rule that out.

[dr461]

Originally Posted by CMoore416

I have a question about something RV posted

He said: Congenital abnormalities in the cardiac autonomic system can also trigger ectopic activity, as individuals who have an abnormal distribution of nervous fibres in the heart (ex. heterogeneous sympathetic innervation of the heart) are predisposed to developing ectopic beats or more serious arrhythmias. Overactive sympathetic nervous system or a more localized dysfunction of its cardiac branch, are a common underlying etiology behind many rhythm disturbances.

Can this be seen in an echo? What I'm wondering is has this been ruled out on all of us? Kind of scares me some

YES, definitely.

[CMoore416]

Ok because I wasn't sure you could see the fibers etc but rather just shape, valves and sizes. Thanks so much for answering. I am just so dumb when it comes to all of this. Most of it I actually feel better NOT knowing as one with healthy anxieties is better off not knowing a ton of medical jargon! Lol

[Katie]

Cmoore- just glaze all over that stuff. I start freaking out the more I know. NSVT, SVT, VT all of it freaks me out!

[DaniRae]

I agree with Katie, don't dig too deep into it or dig into the studies etc. Trust your doc, trust your test results. I know people with VT and NSVT..... Both have had it for years and one had an ablation, the other simply takes beta blockers are they are both fine.