Tachycardia and arrhythmia: differences, causes, symptoms and treatment features

In the article, we consider the symptoms of arrhythmia and tachycardia.

The heart is an important organ that largely determines the duration of human life. Having a complex structure, it can respond to any change and disease. In a calm state, the heart rhythm, as a rule, is even in a person. The sinus node, which is a special cardiac organ, is responsible for heart contractions. It sets the electrical impulse, which contributes to the rhythmic work. Common disorders in the work of the heart are arrhythmia and tachycardia.

The main differences between pathologies

To choose the optimal treatment for a particular illness, you need to understand the difference between arrhythmia and tachycardia. Here's what you should know about tachycardia:

• A tachycardial impulse can be characterized as a symptom of a serious violation in the body.
• At peak moments, the heart works quite often, and it seems that the organ is ready to jump out of the chest. And when a person calms more or less, the rhythm of the organ normalizes.
• A rapid heartbeat appears in a special section that produces nerve impulses. As a result of this, myocardial stimulation occurs, the ventricles and atria contract and relax.
• The duration of the attacks directly depends on the underlying disease, and, in addition, on the presence of a nervous disorder and stressful situations.

Many people confuse concepts such as tachycardia and arrhythmia. Not everyone knows the difference.

With arrhythmia, the situation is different:

• It differs from tachycardia primarily in that heart contractions are far from always quickening. Irregular heartbeat and inconsistent heart function may occur.
• In a mild form, the patient may not feel the attacks of the appearance of an asynchronous rhythm, his condition does not worsen. It is worth noting that all people experience arrhythmias, to one degree or another.
• Danger to life exists in the presence of atrial fibrillation. This is the most dangerous species that requires comprehensive treatment, and at the same time timely assistance.

There are frequent situations in which a person has symptoms of tachycardia with arrhythmia at the same time. In this case, the patient feels an intense heartbeat, and irregular strokes occur. The complex of symptoms in this case can be life threatening.

Difficulty in concurrent therapy

It is worth noting that tachycardia and arrhythmia are very difficult to treat at the same time. Therefore, the difference in the effects of drugs is significant. Comprehensive treatment is very difficult to choose, because drugs are used from different groups, they also differ in dosage.

Now we find out what clinical manifestations usually accompany these heart diseases.

Symptoms of tachycardia

The usual signs of this disease are dizziness along with general weakness in the body, loss of strength, a feeling of a strong heartbeat, breathing problems, a feeling of lack of oxygen, shortness of breath, sleep disturbance, insomnia, mood swings, loss of consciousness and convulsive manifestations.

Symptoms of arrhythmia

Signs of arrhythmia include pain that occurs behind the sternum on the left side. They can be aching or stitching. A heart rhythm failure along with dizziness, a sensation of fading of the organ and a sharp acceleration of the heartbeat are not excluded. Also, patients suffering from this disease have difficulty breathing in combination with feelings of anxiety, panic, lethargy, weakness and impaired consciousness.

Causes of heart palpitations

Heart palpitations occur in people due to an overly active lifestyle, and in addition, due to various stressful situations. The following causes of such heart disorders are distinguished:

1. An increase in the amount of physical activity.
2. Exercising along with stress.
3. An increase in temperature due to illness or a reaction to a change in temperature.
4. Drinking alcohol and fatty foods.

In general, it must be said that such physiological malfunctions regularly occur in everyday life and act as a natural reaction to certain external stimuli. But a pathological failure of the heart rhythm is a dangerous condition that needs to be detected immediately and treated within the hospital.

Pathological tachycardia occurs with a calm emotional state. In the event that, at rest, a person notices active heartbeat, this may indicate the beginning of the development of a dangerous disease. These diseases include myocardial infarction along with heart defects. Pathological cardiac activity in this case will not be a separate disease, but as a symptom indicates some internal problems of the body.

Symptoms of Atrial Tachycardia

Symptoms of the development of atrial tachycardia should be distinguished from the sinus form of this disease. Symptoms and therapy of the disease should be interrelated. After all, only the presence of symptoms and the analysis of pathology will help determine the severity of the condition in order to provide adequate and necessary help to the patient. There are several types of symptoms that indicate the severity of tachycardia, and hence the need for its immediate treatment. So, the following symptoms require a mandatory visit to a doctor:

• The presence of interruptions and disturbances in the work of the heart along with too frequent and noticeable tremors in the chest area.
• The appearance of weakness, dizziness and even loss of consciousness. This symptomatology may occur in a patient repeatedly.
• If the pulse at rest is quickened, and the person feels anxiety. This condition does not go away for a long time.
• The occurrence of confident angina, which is characterized by severe pain.

Atrial fibrillation - what is it?

Atrial fibrillation with tachycardia is the most common heart rhythm disorder. Its frequency in the population is about one percent and increases with the age of people. A persistent form of atrial fibrillation is found in forty percent of cases.

Atrial fibrillation is not a fatal rhythm disorder. An exception is atrial fibrillation in patients suffering from manifest syndrome. In this situation, the appearance of severe ventricular tachysystole may occur, which will threaten the transition to atrial fibrillation.

Now we turn to the consideration of the features of the treatment of tachycardia and arrhythmia.

Treatment and diagnosis of these pathologies

Before prescribing treatment, the doctor determines the cause of the violations. In order for the treatment to be effective and timely, each patient who suffers from a heart disease needs to know how arrhythmia differs from tachycardia.

An accurate determination of symptoms along with the correct diagnosis as quickly as possible will enable you to start effective treatment. Treatment begins with the diagnosis of the whole organism as a whole, and it is also necessary to identify pathologies of the internal organs. Examinations such as electrocardiography, ultrasound of the heart and angiography are prescribed by specialists.

For the correct diagnosis of arrhythmias with tachycardia (bradycardia), an electrocardiogram is taken over a long interval. Such studies make it possible to analyze the activity of the heart organ. With a mild form of disorders, the patient is prescribed the use of sedatives. They can be treated independently at home. In the presence of a more serious form of arrhythmia or tachycardia, especially with the simultaneous symptoms of both diseases, treatment in a hospital setting is necessary.

What are effective against tachycardia and arrhythmias? We will talk about this below.

How to cure tachycardia?

In the event that the disease is caused by another pathology, it is necessary to begin therapy of the underlying ailment. To do this, you should visit a cardiologist and other specialists. With tachycardia, drugs based on valerian and motherwort are used, which have a calming effect on the heart departments, contributing to the normalization of the heart rhythm. Doctors also give the following recommendations:

• You need to try to normalize sleep and sleep more than eight hours a day. It is important to relax more.
• You should walk in the parks. Such walks saturate the body with oxygen.
• It is necessary to avoid stress and emotional overload, adhering to a calm lifestyle.
• It is recommended to adjust your diet. It is necessary to exclude the intake of fatty, and in addition, give up alcohol and strong coffee. These drinks lead to excessive excitement.
• It is necessary to give up smoking and alcohol.

How is arrhythmia treated?

Arrhythmia requires serious diagnosis. In the event that the doctor has established the causes of violations, it is necessary to take medications that help eliminate sinus arrhythmia with tachycardia or bradycardia.

Physiotherapeutic procedures are useful along with attending physical therapy classes. Therapeutic gymnastics in combination with various breathing exercises that contribute to the normalization of the heart and strengthen the walls of blood vessels is desirable.

Surgical interventions are not excluded if the violations were caused by serious cardiac pathologies, and not by external factors. Doctors carry out surgical therapy for arrhythmias only in cases where treatment with drugs does not help. In a similar situation, implantation of defibrillators and pacemakers is performed, which help the activity of the heart, contributing to the normalization of its rhythm.

Folk remedies for arrhythmias and tachycardia

Knowing how to relieve an arrhythmia attack at home, you can take the necessary measures in time and prevent possible complications. And having studied the methods of course therapy with natural medicines, it will be possible to completely get rid of seizures, regularly carrying out their prevention. Here are some folk tricks you can use in the presence of these diseases:

• Treatment with hawthorn. This is a very effective folk antiarrhythmic remedy. For course drinking, it is best to use water tincture, tea based on the fruits of this product is also suitable. To prepare the tincture, take 50 grams of berries, push them and pour two glasses of boiling water. Insist for three hours. Take four times one spoon. The course of therapy should not exceed a month and a half. Then they make the same break in duration.
• Therapy with lily of the valley. To prepare the medicine, they take ten flowers of lily of the valley and pour them with a glass of boiling water. Insist one and a half hours. Drink several small sips three times a day. It should be noted that lily of the valley is contraindicated in the presence of WPW syndrome. With this disease, it can provoke attacks of arrhythmia.
• Treatment for motherwort. This tool helps to cope with stress, having beneficial effects on heart rate. To make the medicine, take 15 grams of herb and pour boiling water. The medicine is brewed for ten minutes, and then they drink one tablespoon three times a day.
  

A doctor will help you find medications for heart arrhythmias and tachycardia.

What drugs are used to treat these diseases?

Typically, the following medications are used: Digoxin along with Lysolid 600, Verapamil, Pindolol, tincture of motherwort and valerian, Seduxen and Anaprilin.

The difference between tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmias is now clear.