Cardioneurosis is a violation in the work of the heart and blood vessels of neurotic origin. The development of cardioneurosis is associated with mental or physical overload, emotional experiences, stress. Often, cardioneurosis develops during the period of hormonal changes in the body. The basis of the disease is a prolonged disorder of the central nervous system. The appearance of cardioneurosis can provoke excessive consumption of strong tea and coffee, smoking, alcohol.
In the development of the disease, the psychosomatic type of person matters. Cardioneurosis mainly develops in individuals who are emotionally labile, prone to hypochondriacal self-control, with a neuropathic constitution. A certain value is assigned to a hereditary predisposition.
The clinical picture of cardioneurosis
Cardioneurosis, its symptoms and subsequent treatment are nonspecific and can be observed in many diseases of the cardiovascular system. Patients complain of a feeling of heaviness, unmotivated changes in the work of the heart, a frequent heartbeat, sometimes stitching pain in the heart region, intensifying with a deep breath, a feeling of heart fading or uneven heartbeat. Complaints of the patient appear or intensify in stressful situations, during hormonal changes in the body, which occur in adolescence, during pregnancy, in the menopause.
During examination and objective examination of the patient, a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is noteworthy, which is manifested by increased local sweating of the hands and feet, axillary sites, cooling and marbling of the extremities, persistent white dermographism, lability of blood pressure and heart rate, tendency to hypotension, tachycardia and periodic extrasystole.
Diagnosis of the disease
Various specialists of a therapeutic profile are helped to diagnose symptoms of cardioneurosis. The treatment of this disease is carried out with the participation of a cardiologist, neurologist and psychiatrist. Of great importance in the diagnosis of the disease is the exclusion of the diagnosis of cardiac ischemia , heart defects, myocarditis, cardiomyopathies and other diseases of the heart and vascular system. Of the instrumental studies, echocardiography and an ECG with daily monitoring are prescribed.
Cardioneurosis Treatment
They talk about the presence of a disease such as cardioneurosis symptoms. The treatment of this pathology is long and its result largely depends on the patient himself. Therapy of the disease is carried out taking into account the reasons that provoke cardioneurosis. Treatment should begin with the normalization of the regime of work and rest, a full night's sleep. The duration of night rest should be eight to nine hours, in case of significant asthenization of the patient, up to ten hours.
There is no definite cure for neurosis. Of great importance in the treatment is the appointment of sedatives, tranquilizers. A good alternative to drug treatment is the appointment of herbal medicine. Despite the symptoms that determine cardioneurosis, treatment should be carried out after a short termination of symptoms. To treat cardioneurosis, infusion of valerian, motherwort, hawthorn, mint, chamomile, fennel, lily of the valley is used. These plants can be applied in the form of fees. A good effect with cardioneurosis is given by natural bee honey, which is taken 1-2 teaspoons a day after meals and at night. Non-traditional methods are used for treatment - physiotherapy exercises, acupuncture, reflexology, classic massage.
No matter what the symptoms of cardioneurosis are, the treatment of the disease should be long and continuous. Only with the patient's persistent implementation of all medical appointments and recommendations can success be achieved in the fight against this disease. Ignoring the symptoms of cardioneurosis and the lack of treatment over time can lead to the development of angina pectoris and other forms of cardiac ischemia, hypertension.