Understanding Arrhythmia: Causes, Symptoms, and Management

What is it?

Changes in heartbeat may either be minor and asymptomatic or major and require medical treatment. Smoking, drinking alcohol, caffeine, stimulants, and some other medicines may cause an increased heart rate. Feeling stressed, or feeling pain, having fever, being pregnant, and exercising may also cause changes in heartbeat. Athletes may experience occasional pauses in normal rhythm. If the person does not experience any symptoms, and there is no family history of heart problems, further evaluation is not needed.

109 Alikes with Arrhythmia

Learn from others
who are experiencing
Arrhythmia.

Join Now

Signs & symptoms

Symptoms of arrhythmias include palpitations, dizziness, fainting, and shortness of breath, although having these symptoms does not always specific to heart rhythm problems.

Diagnosis

The most effective way to diagnose an arrhythmia is with an electrical recording of heart rhythm called an ECG. If the ECG doesn't find a problem, further monitoring of the heart might be needed.

Treatment

How arrhythmia will be treated will depend on whether it is a fast or slow arrhythmia or heart block.

☝️ This is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making any medical decision.

Learn more about our editorial process for content accuracy.

Source of Information - We analyze big data of more than 23 million patients de-identified medical records from the following sources:

National Institution of Health ∙ World Health Organization ∙ University of Illinois hospital