The term Atrial Fibrillation
(afib) generally refers to an irregular heart rate. Our heart is an organic
pump that requires electrical impulses to operate. It has four chambers which
are connected through valves. The upper two chambers are bigger in size and are
called atriums, while the lower two are smaller and are named as ventricles.
Your heart may start to flutters if there is some problem in the process of
electrical signal generation. The matter of irregular heart beating is serious
and the results can be chaotic! You must not let this problem persist and you should
get it cured at your earliest.
Causes
You just cannot
conclude that you have a heart disease by knowing that you are suffering from
atrial fibrillation. Do you know a number of young people experience this
problem without having a history or present references to heart diseases? I am
sure this was new to your knowledge base. I am discussing down some of the most
common afib cases, in which there is nothing wrong with the heart.
a. Pneumonia
In this case, the
electrical signals in the heart get distorted when the parasites, fungi, virus,
or bacteria that affected your lungs in this respiratory disease, reaches your
heart flowing in the blood stream.
b. Pulmonary Embolism
It is actually the
blockage of pulmonary artery by a clot of blood and is also known as “a blood
clot in the lung.” Due to the blood clot, a certain area of lung dies as blood
fails to travel to that area.
c. Holiday Heart
It basically refers
to the condition of heart in which it experiences afib when certain triggers
stimulate it. Caffeine and alcohol are the two examples of such triggers. These
triggers, if consumed too much, can result in a fast paced heart.
d. Hyperthyroidism or Excessive Thyroid
Afib may also
initiate in case of excessive production of thyroid hormones in your body. This
disease is itself very problematic and causes a number of complications to the
sufferer. Some of the major problems are bone loss, problems during pregnancy,
and an increased rate of heart beating.
Atrial fibrillation
can also happen due to a pre-existing cardiac condition. These conditions are
discussed below:
i. Pericarditis
It is the
inflammation of the pericardium, which is a serous membrane with two layers
that surrounds the heart. It has been noted encouraging afib.
ii. Coronary Heart
Disease
It develops because
of the fat deposits inside the arterial blood vessel. These deposits of fats
narrow down the arteries to block them.
iii. Heart Valve Disease
This disease can be
in your inheritance. However, it can also develop because of an infection. This
condition is also found promoting afib.
Atrial Fibrillation
Treatment
All the plans for
atrial fibrillation treatment target to achieve three primary goals: slowing
down the rate of heart beating, making the rhythm of heart normal, and lastly,
preventing the likelihood of a stroke.
When it comes to slowing down the heart rate, healthcare authorities usually issue oral medicines along with the recommendation of IV transfusions. In-vain transfusions are mostly preferred if the case is severe. Oral medications may work if they won’t. As far as managing the normal heart rhythm is concerned, watchful attention is served to the severity of the case of the person. Prescription of medication may not be necessary. Mostly, blood diluting medicines like aspirin, warfarin, or heparin are used, if the patient already has a medical condition that may upsurge the probabilities of a stroke, particularly when atrial fibrillation is experienced.
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