Such a symptom can noticeably bother each of us. When we begin to feel strong beats of the heart for no apparent reason with a normal pulse, we cannot understand what exactly happens to the body. Is it dangerous? Indeed, there are many reasons why strong heartbeats can be felt. Some of them are non-pathological, some should make you alert and pay an urgent visit to the doctor. More details on the causes of this condition, their diagnosis, treatment and prevention, we will consider below.
Non-pathological causes
Strong heartbeats with a normal pulse do not always indicate the development of pathology. Even when a symptom develops suddenly, it bothers you with its growth. Usually such an attack of tachycardia lasts several minutes.
If with strong heart beats you do not notice pain in the chest, in the head, then the reason is probably the following:
- Heavy physical exertion.
- High rates when playing sports.
- Intensive jogging or brisk walking.
- Strong emotional reaction: from anger to violent joy.
- Overwork at the end of the day.
- Binge eating. Especially in the evening, before going to bed.
- A large number of smoked cigarettes in a short period of time.
- Too strong coffee or tea, energy drink.
- Strong excitement, worries before the upcoming event - an exam, an important meeting, going to the doctor.
- A strong blow to the region of the heart can also provoke a malfunction of this organ. In particular, accelerate the rhythm of the heartbeat.
- For women - a characteristic symptom of an approaching menstruation. In some cases, strong heartbeats may indicate complications of menopause, be a consequence of menopause.
What do we have to do?
If, for these reasons, a strong heartbeat bothers you periodically, other incomprehensible symptoms are added, you should still pay a visit to a specialist. Abnormal heart rhythm, in the first place, speaks of the development of pathologies of the endocrine, cardiovascular system. It is these diseases that lead to circulatory disorders.
If you are concerned about strong heartbeats with a normal heart rate, review your sleep regimen and try to avoid stressful situations. Normalize and diet, give up bad habits.
Strong heart beats to the sternum at rest can also indicate a mineral imbalance in the body. Therefore, it is worth giving blood for analysis. In particular, check the potassium level. The lack of an element changes the rhythm of the heart, disrupts its normal functioning. This leads to tachycardia.
The recommendation here is the same - to turn to a healthy diet, relax more, take multivitamin complexes, and eliminate stressful situations.
Dangerous symptoms
At the same time, a number of alarming symptoms accompanying increased heartbeat, which require urgent medical attention, are highlighted, as they speak of serious pathologies. This is the following:
- Feeling of a strong heartbeat at night. So that you wake up from a symptom.
- Strong blows are accompanied by panic attacks. It seems to you that you are terminally ill that you will die soon.
- Together with a strong heartbeat, chest pain, burning, tingling is felt.
- The skin is very pale or reddened.
- You feel that the heart beats unevenly, goes astray.
- Hand tremor is noted.
In such cases, an urgent complex diagnosis is usually prescribed. It is necessary to establish what exactly is wrong with the heart in order to prescribe an adequate treatment. In standard cases, the following is carried out:
- Ultrasound examination of the heart and abdominal organs.
- Electrocardiogram removal.
- Taking blood for analysis to determine the level of hormones, hemoglobins, proteins.
- In special cases, patients are additionally prescribed computed tomography to exclude the fact of damage to the lungs, oncological formations.
It must be remembered that a strong heartbeat is also diagnosed in such dangerous conditions as a stroke, coronary disease, pre-infarction period. Here, not only the state of health, but also the life of the patient depends on the timely provision of medical care.
Endocrine diseases
If you often note that the heart beats with strong beats, this may indicate the beginning of the development of endocrine diseases. The connection here is that in the pathological, inflamed state of the thyroid gland, hormonal balance is disturbed, which ensures the normal functioning of the vital systems of the body.
In addition to very strong heart beats, the patient also notes the following symptoms:
- Chronic fatigue.
- Increased sweating.
- Memory problems.
- Weight gain.
- Susceptibility to depression.
- Flabbiness and dryness of the skin, the appearance of rashes on it.
In particular, heart palpitations, arrhythmia are observed with hypothyroidism. Because of this, a person cannot work at full strength, do household chores, and devote time to his favorite hobbies. Consultation with a specialist endocrinologist is required.
The treatment here is to take drugs that stop the cause of the disease, normalize the hormonal background. Assigned and artificial, synthetic analogues of hormones in the required volume. With periodic admission, they normalize well-being, even out the patient's condition.
Unstable blood pressure
Strong heart beats in a state of rest can also occur with unstable blood pressure. With a sharp decrease in it, the circle of blood circulation quickly slows down. To normalize the flow of oxygen to organs again, the brain makes the heart work harder. As a result of this, a person notes his stronger strokes against the background of maintaining a normal pulse. To this may be added the sensation of ringing in the ears.
What is causing the spike in blood pressure itself? Among the main factors stand out:
- Profuse blood loss.
- Dehydration
- Allergic reactions.
- Vegetative-vascular dystonia.
The following are subsequently attached to periodic strong heartbeats:
- Decreased appetite.
- Nausea.
- Drowsy condition.
- General weakness.
An appeal to a therapist, cardiologist is required. The treatment here is aimed at normalizing blood pressure, maintaining it within working limits with the help of medications. A review of the patient’s diet is also required - he needs to consume more protein foods, fruits, clean water.
Heart and vascular disease
With a normal heart rate, a rapid, strong heartbeat provokes the following vascular and heart diseases:
- Arrhythmia. An accelerated heart rate may be noted. The heart beats unevenly due to disturbed electrical impulses in the cells of the heart tissue. Atrial fibrillation indicates that the heart goes astray, works in gusts. It tenses unevenly: it works half-heartedly, then with a vengeance. It may also be accompanied by shortness of breath, pain.
- Extrasystole. The disease overtakes people who subject themselves to significant physical exertion, systematically dramatically changing the position of the body in space. As a result of this negative impact, the heart is forced to make extraordinary contractions, to work in an enhanced rhythm.
- Infectious diseases. In particular, myocarditis and endocarditis. In addition to a strong heartbeat, there is a fever, a change in the condition of the mucous membranes and skin, and a malfunction of other organs.
- Change in the state of heart tissue. It makes sense to talk about cardiosclerosis or myocardial dystrophy.
- Heart disease. Both congenital and acquired.
- Hypertension. Chronically elevated working blood pressure (over 140/80).
- Tachycardia is paroxysmal. There is a significant acceleration of the heart. The speed of strokes can reach up to 110-170 per minute.
Pregnancy
The cause of strong heartbeats with a normal heart rate in some cases is pregnancy. Moreover, the symptom sometimes manifests itself so vividly that a woman can lose consciousness. In most cases, this condition is a consequence of anemia, that is, a lack of hemoglobin. Namely, he is the carrier of oxygen in the blood.
The doctor will help to solve the problem. A woman will be prescribed special easily digestible preparations containing iron and essential vitamins.
Psychological illness
Frequent neurosis, psychosis have a negative effect on the activity of the heart muscle. Frequent changes in emotional states and prolonged depression are also not good.
We must not forget about the overdose of drugs prescribed for people with psychological problems. A side effect here may just be a heartbeat.
First aid
If you woke up at night from a strong heartbeat, you may panic due to the unexpectedness of the symptom, its unknown reasons. You can help yourself by turning to these simple measures:
- Wash with cool water. Rinse it with your hands to the elbow.
- Drink a few sips of iced water or sweet tea.
- Walk around the room, try to cough a little - this will help stimulate the movement of blood in the body.
- Take mild sedatives. For example, tincture of valerian, Corvalol, Valocordin.
If these measures do not help, you began to feel other symptoms that disturb you, that is, it makes sense to immediately seek medical help.
Diagnostics
To determine what happened to the applicant, the doctor first conducts a visual examination of the patient. Asks him questions about the harassing symptoms, the duration of the pathological condition. Measured blood pressure, pulse, heart rate.
In addition, the following diagnostic measures are prescribed:
- Electrocardiogram.
- Ultrasound examination of the heart and organs adjacent to it.
- General blood analysis.
- Blood donation for hormonal analysis.
- Keeping a diary on blood pressure, heart rate during the day.
Treatment
A strong heartbeat is not a disease in itself. This is a symptom, a sign of a certain pathology. To eliminate it, you need to deal with the cause - the disease itself. As you have seen, the reasons can be very different. If it is precisely the problems with the cardiovascular system that caused a strong heartbeat, then the following medication will be prescribed to the patient:
- Preparations from the group of cardiac glycosides. This is Digoxin, Korglikon, Novodigal.
- Beta blockers. Atenolol, Metoprolol, Bisoprolol.
- Special antioxidant complexes. "Preducted," "Triducard."
- Sedatives. Tincture of valerian, peony, motherwort, "Sedaphiton".
Folk remedies
As an auxiliary therapy, proven folk remedies can also be used. But only with the permission of your doctor. For example, the following:
- Means that help fight the unpleasant symptom of a strong heartbeat, strengthen the myocardium. This is a decoction of the following herbs: St. John's wort, rose hip, motherwort, hawthorn. The course of treatment here is 10-14 days. Broth is drunk several times a day. You can slightly sweeten it with honey.
- Mild soothing effect. Refer to decoctions of valerian root, chamomile, lemon balm.
Preventative measures
Now you know why strong heartbeats sometimes disturb us without reason. Here are a few universal tips for preventing this condition:
- Appeal to an active life - long walks in the fresh air, swimming, dancing, physiotherapy exercises.
- Regular use of mild sedatives. For example, tinctures of valerian, "Sedafiton", "Persena".
- Refuse sedentary lifestyle. Try to walk every day at a comfortable pace for 1-2 hours.
- Do breathing exercises or yoga.
- Make the right diet. Both overeating and debilitating diets are not needed.
All this together will strengthen the heart muscle. Gradually frightening attacks of a strong heartbeat will leave you. The body learns to cope with additional stress during stress, physical and emotional stress. For prevention, it is necessary to donate blood annually for analysis to check the level of potassium and hemoglobin.
Strong heartbeats are not an independent disease. They can be a consequence of both a non-pathological condition and a serious pathology. Therefore, if you periodically suffer from this symptom, you do not need to postpone the visit to the doctor.