Ok here is my story. My arrhythmias started back in 1996. They actually wok me up one morning. My heart rate was well over 180 bpm. Went to the family doc who sent me down to see the cardiologist, who sent me to the ER and finally cardioverted me. Everything was fine till 18 months later same thing bang out of rhythm for no reason was a work at the time. Went to the ER and got cardioverted. Was fine till 1998 when I had flutters alot so ended up going on Amiodarone (anti-arrhythmic) and did well on that for nearly two years. Was cardioverted once in those two years. While on the drug I developed Thyroid problems all drug realated so we had to discontinue that drug. 2001 I had an Ablation which worked for 2 1/2 months.I was then put on Sotalol in 2002. Did not too bad but periodically would have problems with QT porlongation. 2003 was a very bad year was out of rhythm at the beginging of March and was cardioverted, three weeks later same thing (yes this is number 4). Then again in July I was cartoverted again. In the meantime we were making drug adjustments. August had another episode and did nothing about it. Then September again went out of rhythm was 1 1/2 hours away from my hospital shopping drove home went to the ER about 2 1/2 hours after onset fiugring that my heart rate was some where around 180's (always in Atrial Flutter, Fib OR SVT (all the same thing just vearing degrees of SVT)). I am A symptomatic until I have been out of rhythm for more than 24 hours then I start and have some mild symptoms. So this day in September finally went ot the ER and found out my heart rate was 32bpm and was throwing VT of 19 bpm of 15 seconds or more at a time. Ended up in the hospital for three weeks and got a pacemaker on emeergency surgery basis 13 days later. Have had that for just over two years with lost of problems. I was actually cardioverted again externally in September of this year which makes 7 times. I have had to be cardioverted with the pacemaker several times as well.

When other heart conditions exist IT IS NOT RARE for arrhythmias to be present actually it is very common.