Supraventricular extrasystole and its treatment

Classification

Supraventricular arrhythmia are classified on several grounds:

The location of the hearth

• atrial in the upper chambers of the heart,
• atrioventricular – in the septum between the ventricles and the Atria.

Frequency in 1 min

• single (up to five extraordinary rate),
• multiple (more than five)
• group (multiple premature beats in a row),
• pair (two in a row).

By the number of foci

• monotonie (1 hearth)
• polytopes (several foci).

Time

• early (contraction of the Atria),
• average (time between atrial contractions and ventricular),
• late in the contraction of the ventricles or in the complete relaxation of the heart).

In order

• an ordered (alternating normal contractions with extrasystoles),
• unordered (any pattern is missing).

Signs

When supraventricular arrhythmia complaints often does not happen. In some cases, when the disease experience the following symptoms:

• the lack of air, shortness of breath;
• faults in work of heart: a feeling of "coups" or heart beats out of rhythm;
• dizziness;
• General weakness.

In children supraventricular premature beats most often occurs without any symptoms. Complaints usually come from older children. The child may experience weakness, irritability, fatigue, dizziness, a feeling of upheavals of the heart.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis is based on patient complaints, General inspection auscultation and pulse measurement, and also the story of the patient about the way of life, harmful habits, heredity, past diseases and operations.

In addition, necessary laboratory studies: General and biochemical blood and urine analysis, hormonal status determination.

First the doctor assesses the extraordinary number of heart contractions per day. Single beat hazard to health is not. Then you need to make sure that no organic heart disease. If the patient has subjective complaints and bad transfers, and possibly the use of sedatives. The physician should evaluate the appropriateness of admission of antiarrhythmic drugs. The fact that they have many side effects, in this regard, treatment may be more dangerous than the disease. Rare supraventricular premature beats (several tens or hundreds of cuts per day) does not require taking such serious drugs. Thus, in the absence of complaints and ailments the patient is recommended:

• To eat right, that is to eliminate preservatives, fatty, fried, spicy, hot. Eat more plant foods rich infiber.
• Eliminate harmful habits (alcohol, Smoking, energy).
• To avoid stress, to observe moderation during exercise.
• Provide a peaceful and sufficient sleep patterns.
• Spend more time on the street.

In the presence of heart disease and with severe symptoms shown conservative treatment glycosides and antiarrhythmic drugs, which are selected strictly individually.