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Arrhythmia Treatment in Mysore

Arrhythmia

Arrhythmia Treatment in Mysore

Also known as irregular or abnormal heartbeat, Arrhythmia is a medical disorder where your heart beats too slow (Bradycardia – resting heart is less than 60 beats a minute), too fast (Tachycardia-resting heart is more than100 beats a minute), or irregularly. Arrhythmia feels like a heart fluttering or heart racing where your heart might skip a beat. This disorder can range from being an inconvenience, discomfort and even life-threatening. There are various causes which can trigger irregular heartbeats. Adopting a healthy-heart lifestyle is crucial to maintaining heart health while preventing damage that can trigger heart rhythm disorders like arrhythmia. Heart rhythm problems occur when the electrical signals coordinating the heart’s beats don’t typically work as they should. Visit our cardiology hospital in Mysore for the best treatment.

Symptoms

Generally, Arrhythmia might be present in the patient but still, it can be silent and may not show any of the symptoms. Doctors usually find irregular heartbeats by hearing your heart or performing diagnostic tests during an examination. The following symptoms should never be ignored, and contact your doctor immediately if any of the symptoms are witnessed in the patient:

  • Heart palpitations 

  • Chest discomfort 

  • Dizziness 

  • Feeling lightheaded

  • Slow or racing heartbeats

  • Shortness of breath 

  • Anxiety 

  • Fainting

  • Sweating

  • Fatigue 

  • Heart muscle weakening  

Causes 

Arrhythmia is caused by various factors, which can be prevented by shifting to a balanced diet plan that is good for your heart health. Arrhythmia causes might include the: 

  • Valve disorders

  • Heart attack injuries 

  • High BP

  • Cardiomyopathy 

  • Irritable heart tissue 

  • Coronary artery disease

  • Genetics

  • Smoking, drugs and alcohol consumption

  • Diabetes 

  • Sleep apnoea

  • Electrolyte imbalances

Diagnosis

Following the assessment of your symptoms and physical examination, an electrophysiologist (specialist in heart rhythm disorders) or cardiologist performs certain diagnostic procedures to confirm the arrhythmia in the patient. These diagnostic tests include:  

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) 

  • Stress test or stress echo 

  • Echocardiogram or Echo 

  • Ambulatory monitors 

  • Electrophysiology study (EPS) 

  • Tilt table test 

  • Cardiac catheterisation 

Treatment

Since arrhythmia can cause life-threatening complications, opting for the best treatment course for your condition is vital. Based on your medical history, genetics, lifestyle behaviour and other significant factors, your cardiac specialist suggests the best course of treatment and the benefits and risks of the particular treatment. Treatment often includes certain medications and lifestyle changes. In some cases, invasive surgeries and the use of electrical devices are inevitable. Book an appointment to have the best treatment.

Invasive Therapy

Where the medications and drug therapy are inadequate, invasive treatments are opted to provide the best heart care to arrhythmia patients. Some of the arrhythmia invasive treatments include: 

  • Catheter Ablation: Catheter ablation is administering electrical energy to the small area of cardiac tissue responsible for the arrhythmia to treat it as effectively as possible. As a result, the aberrant rhythm route is disconnected.

  • Electrical Cardioversion: Where normal rhythm cannot be achieved through drug therapy alone, this procedure is often performed in patients with atrial fibrillation. Here, an electrical impulse is introduced through the chest wall that syncs the heart, allowing the normal rhythm to restart. 

  • Pulmonary Vein Isolation: In this procedure, foci that trigger atrial fibrillation are isolated by creating rings of the scar. 

Electrical Devices such as permanent pacemakers, ICDs, biventricular pacemakers, defibrillators, etc., are also used during the above procedures.

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