Arrhythmia is somewhat of an autological word as it it literally means ‘symptomatic lack of rhythm’. The most rhythmic organ in the human physiology is the heart, which maintains a specific pace in accordance to strength of the organ and stature of the body. When someone is diagnosed with arrhythmia it could describe a variety of abnormalities with a heart’s pace. Any rhythm that is inconsistent with a person’s typical heart rate with no discernible physical cause is attributed to the sinoatrial node which controls the electrical impulse setting the pace of your heart.
There are four main varieties of arrhythmia, tachycardia, bradycardia, premature contraction, and atrial fibrillation. Tachycardia is a high resting heart rate typically causing unnecessary fatigue in patients diagnosed with this form of arrhythmia and bradycardia is an abnormally slow heart rate often causing chest pains and faintness. Atrial fibrillation is when the upper chambers of the heart quiver instead of beating causing most of the common issues associated with arrhythmia: fatigue, chest pains, and dizziness. Premature contraction is just what the name implies, the heart beats before it is filled with enough blood and requires more successive beats to compensate for this.
Usually arrhythmia is a genetic defect and is more commonly found in older patients, despite this it can be caused by other means. Careless use of medication is among the most mitigatable causes of arrhythmia along with alcohol and drug abuse. High stress and excessive caffeine consumption are among the most common causes of arrhythmia. All of the causes listed above are completely mitigatable, genes and residual scarring from heart are some of the other causes of arrhythmia that are extremely difficult to prevent.
Fortunately arrhythmia is a treatable and if you feel as if your heart has been skipping beats far too frequently you should visit a cardiologist. The Integrative Cardiology Center of Long Island in Mineola blends wellness with science to treat various heart conditions, which is a commendable approach given that nearly every malady related to the the heart can be caused by stress or poor habits. The ICCLI offers innovative programs and a fresh perspective to cardiac care, if you want to treat your illness and sustain your health thereafter the ICCLI is probably somewhere you should be checking out.