Arrhythmia Causes, Treatment and Prevention

Arrhythmia causes:
 - stress, neurosis;
 - damage of central and vegetative nervous system (skull traumas, brain neoplasm, stroke);
 - myocard disease;
 - electrolytic balance disorder (changes of level of magnesium, potassium and other substances in blood);
 - intoxication with medications and toxic substances.

Arrhythmia treatment
First of all, it is necessary to find causes of heartbeating rhythm disorder and neutralize them. Patient should keep to a bed regimen, it is recommended rest-cure and no physical strains.

In case of heart block are prescribed medications which do normalize heart rhythm such as daturia, aminophylline, isadrine. In continuous arrhythmia are prescribed procaine hydrochloride and potassium chloride. Ectopic heartbeat requires drugs that improve heart work such as aminophylline and nitroglycerin.

Arrhythmia prevention
A man with arrhythmia should avoid physical and psychoemotional stress. In order to maintain heart work include in your diet as much peaches and blackberries as possible.

Arrhythmia is a serious disease which requires from patient careful attitude towards proper health.

Dangers of Arrhythmia

 The degree of severity depends on what type of Cardiac dysrhythmia (arrhythmia) patient has. Thus sinus arrhythmia more frequently occurs in young people.

It is not so virulent as other types of  arrhythmia, however, sometimes it may be a sign of more serious diseases such as circulatory failure, brain tumor, anemia and various infections.

Severe attack of heart block may cause brain ischemia. If the attack lasts more than five minutes it may lead to patient's death.

Continuous arrhythmia is most common type of arrhythmia. It leads to development of ishemic stroke. As a rule, patients complain on palpitation, discomfort in heart area, feelings of fear and anxiety, nausea and vomiting.

Ectopic paroxysmal tachycardia occurs suddenly and is characterized with attacks of heartbeat with frequency of more than 200 beats per minute. Patient experiences such symptoms as darkening in the eyes, dramatic blood pressure drop, unpleasant sensations in heart area, his face becomes pale.