Extrasystoles - what is this? Symptoms and Diagnosis

Violation of the rhythm of the heart - this is a fairly common phenomenon, especially in older people. Usually this does not lead to anything good, but only carries a huge bunch of problems.

The norm is 60-80 uniform strokes per minute, but there are cases when so-called extrasystoles interfere with the usual activity of the myocardium. What is it? This is what unplanned heart contractions are called. Every healthy person has about 200 extrasystoles per day. But if this figure exceeds the norm, then you have a reason to start worrying.

Causes of extrasystoles

Extrasystoles are not a separate disease, it is only a consequence of malfunctions in the human body. Unplanned heart contractions can be functional or organic in nature. In the first case, the appearance of extrasystoles is not due to diseases of the heart, but because of stress, gastrointestinal diseases (ulcer, gastritis, etc.), increased functionality of the thyroid gland, vegetovascular dystonia, or osteochondrosis.

In the second case, everything is exactly the opposite, everything happens precisely because of some heart disease. Usually, this kind of an extraordinary contraction of the muscular organ is manifested in the elderly (from 50 years). This is the classification of extrasystoles in nature of origin.

Symptoms

Every person who suffers from a heart rhythm disorder, symptoms can manifest themselves in different ways. Someone does not feel anything at all, and some, on the contrary, constantly complain of sharp jerks, not like a normal heartbeat. But at the same time many of the patients do not notice constantly repeating extrasystoles, that this is an unplanned heart contraction, they most often do not know.

Symptoms in case of irregular heartbeat:

• Severe dizziness, heaviness and discomfort (many patients say they feel like the heart is turning over) in the near-cardiac region;
• Some people feel a strong fear and lack of air.

Diagnosis of extrasystoles

At the moment, there are several ways in which you can diagnose extrasystoles. What are these methods, read below.

Some patients can independently recognize a violation of the rhythm of the heart. The muscular organ seems to freeze for a short time, a pulsation in the epigastric region can be felt . However, as mentioned above, the symptoms do not manifest themselves in all patients.

In any case, you will have to make a cardiogram, it is by her records that your doctor will be able to determine if you have an increased number of extrasystoles per day. Also, you will not be in vain to conduct a comprehensive examination, because most often the violation of the rhythm of the heart - this is only the consequence of something more serious.

Are extrasystoles dangerous? Many people ask such a question, but very few people know the answer to it. Some people prefer to ignore the constant manifestation of heart rhythm disturbances, believing that there is nothing surprising and terrible in this. Unfortunately, it is not. If treatment is neglected, this can lead to inadequate supply of blood to the brain. As a result, you will have even more serious problems than before. It is not necessary to treat constantly repeated extrasystoles. What is it and how should you act if you have a heart rhythm disturbance, let the expert tell you.