{"id":2221,"date":"2020-03-31T13:24:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T13:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imedicalsociety.org\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2020-03-31T13:24:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T13:24:29","slug":"heart-arrhythmia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imedicalsociety.org\/heart-arrhythmia\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Arrhythmia: Heart Rhythm Disturbances"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heart Arrhythmia: Heart Rhythm Disturbances<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

At <\/span>heart arrhythmia,<\/strong> the normal heart rate is disturbed by various causes<\/span><\/a> (Source<\/a>). The heart then beats either too slowly (bradycardia) (Source<\/a>), too quickly (tachycardia) or irregularly (arrhythmia) (Source<\/a>). There are disturbances in the formation of electrical impulses that trigger a heartbeat (Source<\/a>), and disturbances in the transmission of these impulses (Source<\/a>). Read about the differences between these several heart rhythm disturbances and how to recognize them.<\/p>\n

ICD codes for this disease: R00 <\/span>I48 <\/span>I46 <\/span>I47 <\/span>I49 <\/span>I45 <\/span>I44<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Heart Arrhythmia: Where do they come from?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Normally, the so-called sinus node, a small area in the right atrium, generates electrical impulses for the heartbeat. They first spread across the atria, which then contract. Between the atria and the ventricles, there is a lot of connective tissue of the heart skeleton. It acts as electrical insulation. The impulses are thus only conducted into the ventricles at a special connecting node, the AV node.<\/p>\n

From there, the charges travel along with the His bundle, the ventricular legs and the Purkinje fiber in the direction of and along the tip of the heart. From there, the heart muscle contracts and pumps the blood into the large bloodstream. heart arrhythmia can occur if the sinus node does not generate the electrical impulses properly, if the impulses are not transmitted properly, or if additional impulses are generated in the atrium or ventricle. There are dangerous and harmless heart arrhythmias.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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How do I recognize a heart arrhythmia?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

heart arrhythmias can cause various symptoms<\/a>. Heart palpitations, heart stumbling, dizziness, chest pain, or fainting spells are among the typical signs<\/a>. You can read more about this in the article Heart rhythm disturbances: Symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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What are the Causes of Heart dysrhythmia?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You can read everything important about the causes of heart<\/a> arrhythmia in the article heart arrhythmias: Causes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Heart Arrhythmia: What Is It?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Heart arrhythmias can be divided into two main categories. If the heart beats too fast (more than 100 beats per minute), doctors speak of tachycardia<\/strong>. A heartbeat that is too slow (less than 60 beats per minute), on the other hand, is called bradycardia<\/strong>. However, doctors only see<\/a> relevant bradycardia when the heart beats even slower (at least less than 50 beats per minute. It should not be forgotten that even many a well-trained heart athlete can beat so slowly without being ill.<\/p>\n

An important term we utilize here is “arrhythmia<\/strong>“. By that, doctors mean irregular heartbeat with irregular heartbeat. If the heart beats too fast, it is called tachyarrhythmia. If the heartbeat slows down considerably, this is called bradyarrhythmia.<\/p>\n

Ventricular arrhythmias<\/h3>\n

Heart arrhythmias are usually classified according to where they first occur. Changes in the heartbeat that originate in the ventricles are called ventricular arrhythmias<\/strong>. If the excitation is caused by this, it is called supraventricular arrhythmia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Typical ventricular arrhythmias are<\/p>\n