Guy came out of the procedure about 8:30pm. The doctor said he feels it went well. They were able to work on the SVTs (fast heart rate) which start in the top part of the heart. That is what was causing the fast beats. He worked on it for about 4 1/2 hours. He could not work on the bottom of the heart (which is what is causing the PVCs) because he was beginning to have problems with his blood pressure getting too low, and in order to correct the PVCs Guy would have had to be under for 5 more hours, and the doctor did not feel like he could tolerate that.
They will watch him tonight and if the heart rate is not corrected they may have to go back in tomorrow, but the doctor feels this should help him, and is hoping he will be able to come home within a day or so. They will probably try different medicines for the PVCs, hoping they will work now that the heart rate seems to be better.
I just spoke to the ICU nurse, and she said Guy is resting. I will be back for visiting at 10:00am tomorrow.
Hopefully he will be ready to come home.
Thanks for the prayers. I will keep in touch.
Mary
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