Bradycardia is a decrease in the number of heart beats per minute. As a rule, if you measure your heart rate by pressing on your wrist and there is a reduction in strokes, this does not mean that the patient has bradycardia. Not all heart pulsations cause corresponding tremors on the hand. To determine more accurately, you need to listen to a person with a phonendoscope or just put your ear to your chest.
Possible causes that may cause bradycardia of the heart are impaired functioning of this organ, they can disrupt the functionality of the sinus node and the conductive system. As a rule, this occurs due to myocardial infarction, arterial hypertension, myocarditis, as well as congenital heart defects. It is possible that bradycardia occurs as a reflex in response to the effect of cold water on the body. In this case, even cardiac arrest may occur. One of the most dangerous causes of this ailment can be an overdose of medications.
There are situations when during cardiotocography of the embryo, fetal bradycardia may occur. If it is not accompanied by other disorders of the heart, then this is not a cause for concern.
There are a number of concomitant symptoms that occur in a person with bradycardia. When there is moderate bradycardia of the heart, there are no serious disorders in the blood circulation and other systems. If the pulse rate is less than forty beats per minute, dizziness, constant weakness, possible fainting, and fainting become manifestations of this .
Bradycardia may occur through a prolonged feeling of fatigue, difficulty breathing, pain in the chest area, as well as sudden surges in pressure, decreased vision, memory impairment. The first organ that responds to bradycardia is the brain. He immediately feels an acute lack of oxygen (hypoxia). As we see, bradycardia of the heart can lead to clouding of consciousness, which can be fraught with the occurrence of seizures. If such a condition arose, it is dangerous for the patient’s life and requires urgent medical intervention.
The doctor prescribes treatment, as well as drugs for bradycardia, individually and according to the specific clinical picture. If bradycardia is functional and moderate, treatment is not required. When it has a toxic, extracardiac and organic form, then it is not necessary to treat bradycardia directly, but its cause is the main disease. If the cause is medication, you need to cancel or reduce the intake of those that slow the heart rate.
If you are worried about constant weakness and dizziness with bradycardia, you can prescribe herbal preparations (belladonna, caffeine, eleutherococcus, ginseng root, etc.), which also need to be taken purely individually.
If taking medications does not have the desired effect, treatment should be carried out promptly. Indications for this type of treatment include angina pectoris, regular and deep fainting, acute heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmia.
If the patient’s condition is exacerbated by the onset of Morgagni-Adams-Stokes syndrome (fainting as a result of a reduction in heart rate), you may need to install a pacemaker that will regulate the heart rhythm. If the work of the stimulator is satisfactory and harmonious, a complete restoration of the rhythm is possible, as a result of which bradycardia of the heart will be completely eliminated.
Bradycardia is treated both traditionally and promptly. The most important thing is to correctly find the cause of its development and eliminate it.