The concept of arrhythmia includes various disturbances of the heart rhythm. A heart rate outside the safe range of 60-100 beats per minute at rest indicates this condition. In addition to a strong, accelerated heartbeat, too slow a pace is a cause for concern.
The heart rhythm is determined based on the frequency related to the rate at which the heart beats, the regularity and type of rhythm, indicating where the rhythm originates and where it conducts.
Anxiety builds up with symptoms
In addition to the irregular work of the organ associated with love, the most common symptoms are shortness of breath, difficulty in catching breath, fatigue, weakness, and even chest pain. Loss of consciousness or cardiac arrest may occur. Sometimes the arrhythmia is asymptomatic. This is dangerous because untreated atrial fibrillation leads to stroke.
Sharp chest pain, or pain that radiates to the abdomen or arm, accompanies more serious arrhythmias. Fainting and dizziness co-occurring with pain cause anxiety and even fear of death.
Nomenclature of disorders
Based on our need for nutrients and oxygen, the heart adjusts its pace. Rhythm related disorders include:
Tachycardia – tachycardia, more than 100 beats per minute,
Bradykalia – bradycardia, less than 60 beats per minute.
Arrhythmia is not indicated by an accelerated heart rate during training above the indicated standards, or slowed down during sleep below them, because it is the body’s natural response to these activities.
Due to the type of rhythm, normal sinus rhythm is disturbed by, among others, atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, nodal tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia and escape rhythm.
Sources of arrhythmia and treatment
Particularly vulnerable to arrhythmias are people with thyroid, heart and circulatory system diseases, post-infarction scars, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, electrolyte imbalance and those who abuse coffee, drugs or cigarettes. Arrhythmia is often accompanied by hypertension, ischemic disease, and heart valve disease.
Arrhythmia, depending on the type, is treated pharmacologically or surgically. Most often, beta blockers, glycosides, calcium antagonists are prescribed. A healthy lifestyle and a diet that complements the deficiencies of calcium and magnesium play an exorbitant role.
Ablation – an increasingly common procedure that permanently removes the source of arrhythmia.
Pacemaker – implanted to keep the heart from beating too slowly.
Cardioverter-defibrillator – its implantation protects against sudden cardiac arrest.
It should be noted that single cases of cardiac arrhythmia also occur in healthy people and do not qualify for treatment. The doctor should decide during the examination and interview whether the arrhythmia is benign, potentially malignant or malignant. If a removable cause is responsible for the disorder, such as hormonal disorders, hypertension, treatment is relatively easy.