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I am active duty USAF pilot who is in the process of transitioning to the next stage through retirement. I was recently diagnosed with SVT. I saw a cardiologist and had an echocardiogram and stress test that both came back clean. I had a 24 hour holter test that confirmed some short bursts of SVT, but no intervention to get it to go back to normal, and the longest recorded was about 9 seconds. The cardiologist said a beta-blocker might work or a catheter ablation would be my best option. I elected to have a catheter ablation to fix the problem. The electrophysiologist was unable to find a node or pathway to ablate, so the procedure did not fix anything. The USAF decided to physically disqualify my from flying duty. I have since started on a beta-blocker (25mg atenolol). I want to get a Class 1 physical, but would like some advice on what I am up against and what I need to have before going in to the AME. My research leads me to believe that this won't be a proble and I should be able to get a special issuance, but I want to avoid long delays as much as possible and have everything I need to help the process along as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Thanks for any advice that you can give.
Thanks for any advice that you can give.