Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Charlie McAvoy underwent a procedure today to treat an “abnormal heart rhythm” that was first noticed after a game on November 26th. McAvoy will remain in hospital overnight, and has a recovery timeline of two weeks.
McAvoy was diagnosed with a supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and though it was not immediately dangerous, a decision was made to treat it now before any recurrence. The 20-year old had obviously continued to play after the initial diagnosis, but underwent a procedure called an ablation today according to the team.
The Bruins, who have been the hottest team in the NHL for quite some time, will have to adjust to playing without their young Calder nominee, who had been logging big minutes and playing a key role on their blue line. The first-round pick has 25 points on the season and was averaging more ice time than any Bruin not named Zdeno Chara. He was a replacement candidate for Victor Hedman in the All-Star game, but won’t be able to take part now.
Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!
Get well soon, Charlie.
get well soon.
Ablations have a pretty quick recovery time, but my only concern is that in the few experiences people I know have had with them, they aren’t always effective. They essentially cut off the part of your heart that is throwing rhythm off, which isn’t actually anywhere near as bad as it sounds. The only problem is if they don’t cut 100% of it out this way, it can occur again. I don’t know anything about this specific heart condition however, so I guess it could be different.