Any glitch causes an arrhythmia. In more serious cases, an abnormal heart rhythm can be a sign of heart disease or other medical condition that requires a doctor visit or consultation. If you have none of the above symptoms or risk factors — including high blood pressure or diabetes — you may be able to wait and see whether your arrhythmia was only temporary. Take note of what may have triggered it, such as stress, medication or stimulants such as coffee or energy drinks. Lower your caffeine intake and avoid smoking.
To manage stress, try doing some deep breathing exercises, meditation or yoga. If the arrhythmia persists or returns even after you have removed the suspected cause, then get it checked out.
UCI Health arrhythmia specialists can perform sophisticated tests to diagnose the nature of heart irregularities.
Further, they have expertise in advanced procedures to treat the irregular, dangerous arrhythmias. View previous campaigns. I had irregular heart beat for about 8 days, and now it has stopped. While PVCs are normally harmless, certain types of arrhythmias, like atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation VFib , can lead to cardiac arrest and heart attack. VFib can paralyze the heart—making it unable to pump blood.
If left untreated, VFib can lead to cardiac arrest. If you feel a persistent irregular heartbeat, your doctor can help diagnose the type of arrhythmia and monitor your heart. They may refer you to an Electrophysiology EP lab, where they can test, diagnose and treat arrhythmias.
Get emergency medical attention if you experience dizziness, fainting, shortness of breath and pain in your chest. These symptoms could be a sign of a severe arrhythmia and heart attack. Chandra: An irregular heartbeat can have many causes. This can include everything from other medical or heart-related conditions or thyroid disorders.
For individuals experiencing arrhythmia episodes, there are certain factors that can trigger an irregular heartbeat, such as dehydration, caffeine and stress. Depending on the type of arrhythmia, it may feel like a skipped beat, fluttering or pounding in the chest.
Persistent arrhythmias can cause other symptoms to develop, including fatigue or weakness, dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, sweating and chest pain or pressure. Chandra : It depends. At some point, every person experiences an arrhythmia, which probably feels like your heart is fluttering or racing.
In many cases, these irregular heartbeats are harmless and will resolve on their own. But when they occur persistently, they can be serious. Other arrhythmias can also result in more serious health conditions; having atrial fibrillation is associated with a greatly increased risk of stroke. Heart palpitations are heartbeats that suddenly become more noticeable.
Causes of heart palpitations Causes of heart palpitations include: lifestyle triggers emotions and psychological triggers medicines hormone changes heart rhythm problems heart conditions other medical conditions Lifestyle triggers Common triggers of heart palpitations include: strenuous exercise not getting enough sleep drinks containing caffeine, such as coffee, tea and energy drinks alcohol smoking illegal drugs , such as cocaine , heroin , amphetamines, ecstasy and cannabis rich or spicy foods In these cases, the palpitations should go away on their own.
Emotional or psychological triggers Heart palpitations are also often caused by emotions or psychological issues, such as: excitement or nervousness stress or anxiety panic attacks — an overwhelming sense of anxiety or fear, accompanied by feeling sick, sweating, trembling and palpitations Doing breathing exercises and learning how to deal with a panic attack may help if you're feeling stressed, anxious or panicked.
Medicines Palpitations can occasionally be triggered by some medicines, including: asthma inhalers, such as salbutamol and ipratropium bromide high blood pressure hypertension medicines, such as hydralazine and minoxidil antihistamines , such as terfenadine antibiotics , such as clarithromycin and erythromycin antidepressants , such as citalopram and escitalopram antifungal medicines , such as itraconazole Speak to a GP if you think a medicine may be causing your heart palpitations.
Hormone changes Heart palpitations in women can sometimes be the result of hormonal changes that happen during: periods pregnancy the menopause In these cases, the palpitations are usually temporary and not a cause for concern. Heart rhythm problems Palpitations are sometimes caused by a problem with the heart rhythm arrhythmia , such as: atrial fibrillation — this is the most common type, where the heart beats irregularly and faster than normal atrial flutter — a fast and irregular heartbeat supraventricular tachycardia SVT — abnormally fast heart rate ventricular tachycardia — a more serious condition where the regular heartbeat is typically fast.
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