Tips for Valve Ticking Fast

Trinalovescats · Nov 8, 2016

Last night,my valve ticked fast a few times that I was startled.Normally,it happens once or twice for 30 seconds.

Is it normal for it to do that and any tips on what to do next time it happens?

pellicle · Nov 8, 2016

Yep, normal

Tip : don't worry about it

Warrick · Nov 9, 2016

Yep same, I haven't noticed it for a while now so so i guess it's either stopped or i don't notice, part of the healing process I assume, get the butterflys every now and then so I think afib but doctor told me since I'm on warfarin any way it's nothing to worry about.
It would sometimes tick tick tick fast and then pause , no tick for what seemed like an eternity but was probably a second or two and then away again.

i think it's not uncommon in general it's just we can hear it and thus stress about it

almost_hectic · Nov 9, 2016

Its not your valve that ticks fast, its yourhearbeat. Your valve is just how youre able to hear it... Were you aware of that? I wasn't sure...

Trinalovescats · Nov 10, 2016

Pellicle-

I'm still getting use to it! it was scary because it happened a few times.Im 6 months post op!

AKAFrench · Nov 10, 2016

This is a very scary! I had an issue similar to this, but I was in SVT. My heart was racing faster than I could have imagined for what felt like hours, but was only for about thirty minutes. It was showing up on the pulse oximeter as a HR of 285...they wanted to shock me on my front porch. After a couple of ER visits and a couple of ablations we have the issue pretty well under control now.

i don't know if you are having the same issue, but it sounds like your heart converts to normal rhythm by itself.