Arrhythmia, what you need to know!

The article is professionally consulted by Dr. Le Duc Hiep - Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Interventionist - Cardiovascular Center - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.

An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm that can occur at any age and at any time. Arrhythmias can cause symptoms such as: palpitations, palpitations, a feeling of loss in the chest, chest tightness or shortness of breath,... To help you understand better about arrhythmias, we would like to introduce Introduce the article below.

An arrhythmia is an electrical abnormality of the heart, which may be abnormal in pacing or electrical conduction in the chambers of the heart and clinically manifests as: Excessive tachycardia (frequency) > 100 beats/min) or too slow (frequency < 60 beats/min), irregular or fast and slow,... Arrhythmias may be asymptomatic or cause only symptoms such as: palpitations, palpitations, feeling that the heart is beating fast or irregularly,... However, many cases of arrhythmia can be life-threatening and cause the patient to be hospitalized in an emergency. . Arrhythmia is a common disease in daily clinical practice, patients can be detected when going to a general health examination, or another specialty. A large number of elderly patients were diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmias when hospitalized for diabetes, hypertension, and especially AF in patients hospitalized for stroke. cerebrovascular. To better understand arrhythmias we will start by understanding the normal physiological heart rhythm.

A normal heart rhythm is a heartbeat that originates in the sinoatrial node and is conduction causing atrial depolarization, then conduction through the AV node/His bundle and the Purkinjer network (the AV node/His-Purkinje). system) causes ventricular depolarization to help the ventricles. This activity takes place in a rhythmic manner that forms cycles and is relatively regular.
So if the sinus rhythm is normal, what will you see?
Heart rate at rest ranges from 60 to 100 cycles/min. Normal sinus rhythm will not cause any symptoms, sometimes you feel nervous, feel heart palpitations in some situations such as: Emotions, anxiety, fever, ... and these symptoms will quickly return to normal.

Arrhythmias sometimes do not cause uncomfortable symptoms for patients, especially chronic arrhythmias, so that patients may not feel the symptoms it causes, but the disorder Arrhythmias can also cause serious symptoms that you need to be aware of. Some notable arrhythmia symptoms include:
Palpitations – a typical and common symptom of arrhythmia. This is the most common symptom of a patient coming to the doctor with an arrhythmia: a feeling of the heart pounding in the chest, which may be accompanied by a feeling of loss, feeling like the heart stops beating and then beats again. return, this symptom is often reported by the patient with palpitations - palpitations

Sudden feeling of shortness of breath - chest discomfort accompanied by shortness of breath is a fairly common symptom in medical diseases, however, shortness of breath is accompanied by a feeling of irregular heartbeat, a feeling of recovery. Boxing or heaviness is one of the signs that you may have a serious problem such as a heart attack, or a dangerous arrhythmia.
Dizziness due to arrhythmia Dizziness is often described as a feeling of lightheadedness, rotation of objects around, or of the patient itself, accompanied by a feeling of loss of balance. Dizziness is not a disease but a symptom of many different diseases and one of the dangerous diseases that is always mentioned is arrhythmia.
Fainting – a symptom of a dangerous tachycardia arrhythmia Syncope is a condition in which a person suddenly loses consciousness for a short period of time. This is a very worrying symptom because it can lead to serious injury, especially if you pass out while driving or climbing stairs. Today, with many methods to diagnose the cause of syncope, and especially, there are two modern methods being used at Vinmec Times City hospital: tilt table test and electrophysiological exploration and treatment techniques. Radiofrequency ablation (RF) for the diagnosis and treatment of dangerous arrhythmias

The disease can be seen at any age and in both sexes, but according to statistical studies, arrhythmias are more common in the following subjects:
Age over 60. Patients with hypertension. Coronary artery disease. Heart failure . Heart valve disease. History of open heart surgery. Stop breathing while sleeping. Thyroid disease. Diabetes. Chronic lung disease. Alcohol abuse or drug use. Infections or serious medical conditions over 60 years of age.

First, if you have symptoms that suspect an arrhythmia, you should go to a cardiologist, for advice and examination.
The following are useful tips for patients with arrhythmia:
A healthy heart-healthy diet: Eat a lot of fruits, whole grains, vegetables. , tubers, fruit, and skinless poultry, beans, and products that do not contain fat. Limit foods that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol, such as egg yolks, or red meats. Eat less salt and sugar.

About the daily exercise regimen: You can regularly practice some of your favorite sports, and more importantly, it must be suitable for health, it is best to maintain from 30 - 45 minutes a day, on a regular basis. Change your daily lifestyle: Stop smoking and stay away from environments that contain a lot of smoke. Maintain a good healthy weight, must lose weight (if overweight, obese). Losing weight will help stabilize cholesterol and blood pressure. When the heart rate increases rapidly or there is a feeling of discomfort in the chest, dizziness, ..., should sit and rest immediately, seek support and do not forget to visit a cardiologist and consult a cardiologist when such symptoms cause you get really annoyed and get repeated over and over again. Learning some methods to help control your breathing and also your heart rate, such as deep breathing and slow breathing, will help stabilize your heart rate. An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm that can occur at any age and at any time. The disease can leave dangerous complications and seriously affect overall health. Therefore, when there are abnormal symptoms, patients should go to medical centers for examination and treatment.
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