One of the most common pathologies today is a violation of intraventricular conduction. What does it mean? The rhythm goes astray, vascular conduction decreases. The reason for the occurrence of such an unpleasant disturbance is a disorder of certain functions of the contraction of the heart muscle, such as automatism, contractility, conduction, excitability.
What is this pathology?
The term "violation of the intraventricular conduction of the heart" means that one to three bundles of the system malfunction. Cardiac blockades appear - barriers that interfere with the normal passage of nerve impulses of the main muscle of the body. For example, the processes of the heart slow down, the rhythm becomes less frequent, in special cases a complete stop may occur.
The main characteristic that tells us about the presence of a violation is the appearance of a heart block (full or partial). In the first case, the nerve impulse is completely absent and the contractile work stops. With partial blockade, slow activity is observed, the pulse frequency decreases.
Among other things, such a disease, depending on the lesion site, is divided into:
- blockade of the legs of the bundle of Giss;
- intraatrial blockade ;
- AV blockade;
- proximal;
- distal.
Why there is a violation of cardiac intraventricular conduction
Of course, a person asks about the cause of the violation of intraventricular conduction. What could it be? There are a number of prerequisites that contribute to the development of pathology:
- Changes in the work of the cardiovascular system, not accompanied by organic abnormalities.
- Patient-borne diseases, such as congenital malformation, ischemia, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy.
- The effect of the operation on the vessels of the heart.
- The negative effect of medications, side effects.
Signs of the disease
It is possible to suspect a violation of intraventricular conduction in a child and an adult if the following problems are identified in well-being:
- heart palpitations - tachycardia detected;
- heart rate misses beats;
- heart muscle contraction chaotic;
- heart pain as with angina pectoris;
- shortness of breath, fainting, dizziness - poor blood supply to the brain.
If such symptoms are troubling, you should immediately consult a specialist and sign up for a checkup where the diagnosis can be refuted or confirmed, depending on what the ECG of the heart and other tests show.
How is the diagnosis
In order to accurately determine the violation of patency in the first stage, doctors use an electrocardiograph. If rhythmic inconsistencies are detected, Holter monitoring is carried out - a specialized type of ECG. The third stage will be the study of the locality of the pathology using the electrodes of the Giss.
Some medical tests that determine a local violation of intraventricular conduction, suggest tests with physical activity. Thanks to them, it is possible to establish an accurate picture of the course of the disease and find out what type of heart blockade accompanies pathology. The treatment will depend on how well the diagnosis is carried out.
Treatment of cardiac intraventricular obstruction
In order to cure intraventricular blockade, most patients are prescribed cardiac glycoside. An exception may be patients suffering from atrioventricular blockade of the first or second degree, they are prescribed the drug with extreme caution. To reduce the risk of heart failure in patients who are afraid to inject glycoside, a probe electrode is introduced into the cavity of the right ventricle. This is rather a preventative measure.
With an exacerbation of the situation, for example, the occurrence of myocardial infarction, a probe is immediately introduced. At first, treatment was reduced to eliminating the cause of the disease, and only then did work begin to alleviate the symptoms.
Disease prevention
It is very important to take timely preventive measures to strengthen the vascular system, even if you have not found a violation of intraventricular conduction. What does it give? First of all, it reduces the risk of the disease. Any violation in the body is better to prevent than to deal with it later. The main measures that people at any age need to follow:
- Walking in the fresh air is the key to good blood supply to all vital organs, including the heart. Fresh air saturates tissue and cells with oxygen.
- A balanced diet enriched with potassium and vitamins. In general, eating healthy foods adds strength, energy and health.
- Compliance with the regimen of the day - if you get enough sleep, eat at the same time, your well-being improves significantly, and the risk of illness becomes much lower.
- Non-intense physical activity, which is very important - daily. Easy jogging, gymnastics, exercise, yoga.
- It is undesirable to engage in power sports, especially bodybuilding, it has a rather negative effect on the blood vessels of the heart.
- No matter how commonplace, less stress and anxiety. Constant emotional stress is detrimental to the heart muscle.
- Annual vacation at sea. If there is such an opportunity, then it is definitely worth using it. A two-week trip to clean, salty, mineral-enriched water restores a person’s physical and psychological state. If you can’t go to the sea, you just need to take a rest in nature. A trip to the forest will be a worthy alternative to the sea breeze.
- Timely examination in a medical institution. It’s better not to ignore even the slightest discomfort when it comes to heart muscle health.
No wonder the heart muscle is called a motor. It is she who regulates most of the processes and supplies the vital organs with blood. It is worth treating the heart with special trepidation. While it beats and does not bother, we sometimes do not attach due importance to our motor. But everyone knows if there are health problems, including a violation of intraventricular conduction, which is simply unbalancing. Therefore, it would be much better not to start your health.