Cardiovascular disease
What is arrhythmia?
An abnormal heart rate is called arrhythmia; a normal pulse is regular at 60~100 beats per minute and is called sinus rhythm.
Causes of arrhythmia
The most common cause is heart disease, especially coronary artery disease, followed by valvular disease and heart failure.
Mild arrhythmia can be triggered by alcohol, smoking, caffeine, stress or exercise, but it may also occur for no particular reason.
Symptoms of arrhythmia
Symptoms differ from patient to patient depending on how slow or fast the pulse is.
In some people the symptoms do not persist but appear briefly and then disappear.
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- Palpitations with a pounding heartbeat.
- 2
- You cannot breathe freely and become short of breath.
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- The chest feels tight or heavy.
- 4
- Memory declines and the whole body feels weak.
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- You sometimes get dizzy, lose consciousness and come to.
Arrhythmia tests
Chest pain has many causes, so tests are performed as needed after a medical interview.
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Blood test
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Electrocardiogram (ECG)
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Exercise stress ECG
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Chest X-RAY
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24-hour ECG
(Holter test) -
Intermittent ECG
(Event Holter) -
Echocardiography
