What is Tachycardia, Symptoms, and Treatment

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What is Tachycardia

Tachycardia is a medical condition where the heart of the affected individual beats more than 100 times a minute. This leads to a considerable drop on the overall efficiency of the heart thus leading to a condition where the myocardial cells will not receive enough oxygen, which ultimately, leads to cellular death. This could lead to a stroke and even a fatal heart attack.

What causes Tachycardia

Well, the reasons may or may not be the following illnesses, situations or underlying medical conditions –

• It could show up due to congenital abnormalities of the heart in the patient.
• If the patient is an alcoholic then the chances of getting diagnosed with this cardiovascular disease are pretty high.
• If the patient abuses recreational drugs like cocaine then he/she may or may not get diagnosed with this heart disease.
• It could be a telltale sign that the patient has sustained damage to his/her heart tissue, or is well on his/her way to get diagnosed with coronary artery disease, a malfunctioning heart valve, tumors, or infections.
• It could simply indicate that the patient may be suffering from hypertension.
• It could also be a symptom of an overactive thyroid gland.
• In case the patient smokes heavily, the excess nicotine content in their blood could lead to this medical condition.
• It could also be categorized as a symptom in case the patient’s lungs are affected.

Symptoms of Tachycardia

Tachycardia symptoms may or may not comprise of the following –

• The patient may or may not suffer from excruciating bouts of chest pain.
• The patient may or may not feel confused.
• The patient may or may not feel dizzy.
• The patient may or may not have low blood pressure.
• The patient may or may not feel lightheaded when they suddenly stand up from a chair.
• The patient may or may not suffer from extended bouts of palpitations.
• The patient may or may not suffer from shortness of breath even when they have not participated in any strenuous activity.
• The patient may or may not feel weak suddenly.
• The patient may or may not lose consciousness suddenly.

Treatment of Tachycardia

Tachycardia treatment is available in a variety of forms.

Here is a rundown about them –

• Radiofrequency catheter ablation – where catheters are inserted into the heart via blood vessels. These catheters contain electrodes at their ends that are heated to either damage or ablate the sections of the heart tissue that is responsible for this medical condition.
• Medications – Anti-arrhythmic medications could be prescribed to a patient with this disease to prevent the same.
• ICD (Implantable cardioverter defibrillator) – is another effective treatment. It is a device that delivers electric shocks to the patient’s heart as soon as it detects abnormal heartbeat rate
• A doctor could also surgically remove certain problematic sections of the heart tissue that leads to this medical condition.

In case you have an underlying heart issue, you must visit your doctor regularly in a bid to monitor the overall condition of your circulatory system. This would prove beneficial for you by keeping you away from experiencing tachycardia or related medical conditions that affect the human heart.

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