Arrhythmia is a group of cardiovascular diseases. Generally, the number of heartbeats of the heart is between 65 and 100 beats per minute, and the heartbeats generally have strong regularity. However, when the abnormal electrical conduction system of the heart causes changes in the heart's beating speed and rhythm, it can lead to arrhythmia. Patients often experience varying degrees of discomfort in the precordial area, palpitations, fatigue, sweating, dizziness, shortness of breath, and other clinical symptoms. Some patients also have abdominal distension, chest discomfort, and poor breathing. If treatment measures are not taken actively, it can lead to multiple organ damage and seriously threaten the patient's health. However, some patients may have severe conditions but no obvious clinical manifestations, and the disease is only discovered during electrocardiogram examination.
In daily life, many people have limited knowledge about arrhythmia, which often leads to misjudgment of the condition and delays in the optimal treatment time. This article aims to share knowledge related to arrhythmia.
1、 What is arrhythmia? Arrhythmia is a condition in which the frequency and rhythm of the heart beat are abnormal due to various reasons. This disease belongs to cardiovascular disease and can occur together with other diseases. Arrhythmia can easily lead to symptoms of low blood pressure, causing insufficient blood supply to important organs such as the brain and heart. In severe cases, it can cause sudden death.
2、 The causes of diseases
Arrhythmia can be clinically divided into two types: inherited arrhythmia and acquired arrhythmia. The former is generally caused by genetic mutations, while the latter is caused by coronary heart disease, congenital heart disease, etc. In addition, water and electrolyte imbalances, acid-base imbalances, drug factors, and other reasons can also lead to the occurrence of arrhythmia.
3、 The treatment plan for arrhythmia should be targeted based on the patient's clinical manifestations, disease type, and other conditions, mainly including drug therapy and non drug therapy.
1. Medication therapy can use antithrombotic drugs, calcium channel antagonists, and other drugs for treatment.
2. Interventional therapy has the advantages of minimal trauma and good results.
3. Surgical procedures are generally applicable to patients with other types of heart disease. Common surgical procedures include atrial incision, left atrial isolation, heart bypass surgery, valve replacement surgery, etc.
4. Electrocardiogram, a treatment method that can effectively terminate tachycardia, has the advantages of convenience, speed, and high treatment efficiency, and is commonly used to treat ectopic rapid arrhythmia.
4、 Precautions for patients with arrhythmia
1. Maintain good lifestyle habits. Patients should ensure at least 8 hours of sleep per day and try not to stay up late. Adequate sleep time is beneficial for eliminating symptoms of arrhythmia. Try not to watch TV programs that make people feel excited or agitated before going to bed, to prevent excessive emotional excitement or mental tension from causing arrhythmia
2. Improve the living environment. A quiet living environment should be maintained to avoid excessive noise.
3. Pay attention to balancing work and rest. Patients should engage in moderate physical exercise based on their own condition to enhance their physical fitness. They can choose exercise methods such as walking, yoga, running, climbing stairs, etc., avoid vigorous exercise, and pay attention to balancing work and rest.
4. Pay attention to weight. Overweight can increase the burden on the human heart, which is not conducive to controlling the condition.
5. Pay attention to climate change. Cold or hot weather can have adverse effects on patients with arrhythmia. Patients need to pay attention to climate change, take warm and protective measures in advance, open windows for ventilation in a timely manner, keep the air fresh, and pay attention to cooling in summer.
6. Pay attention to diet. Based on the basic principle of light diet, eat less and eat more meals, choose foods with high nutritional content and easy digestion, eat more foods with low salt, low fat, high protein content and rich vitamins, avoid eating foods that are too sweet, too salty or too viscous, reduce the consumption of fried and barbecued foods and fine grains, Preserved eggs, and animal viscera, have three meals regularly and quantitatively, chew carefully and slowly to avoid gorging. In addition, patients with arrhythmia should also avoid drinking strong tea and coffee, and quit smoking and drinking. Patients with edema should control their daily water intake.
7. Maintain a happy mood. Emotions are closely related to the occurrence of arrhythmia, and patients should pay attention to emotional regulation in daily life. Good emotions can prevent and assist in the treatment of arrhythmia, and can be cultivated through flower and grass cultivation to maintain a positive mood.
8. Measure pulse in a timely manner. Patients should master their own method of measuring pulse, close their index finger, middle finger, and ring finger, and use their fingertips to press the radial artery to measure pulse frequency for at least 60 seconds. If the pulse rate is less than 60 beats per minute and the patient has symptoms such as dizziness and fatigue, or if the pulse rate exceeds 100 beats per minute and there are symptoms such as palpitations and chest tightness, the patient should seek medical attention promptly or call a doctor for treatment.
In daily life, patients should carry a medical card with them, which includes information such as the patient's name, age, mobile phone number, home address, disease type, etc., to prevent emergencies. Try to stay away from car engines, motorcycles, malfunctioning televisions, and other machinery, and regularly go to the hospital for follow-up examinations.