If you hear a pause in the middle of the heartbeat when you take your blood pressure, you may be experiencing premature beats, which is not normal. Premature beats are categorized into atrial premature beats and ventricular premature beats, which need to be treated according to the patient’s symptoms and the frequency of premature beats.
1. Atrial premature beats: For occasional atrial premature beats, they are atrial ectopic beats, which are abnormal. Patients with mild atrial premature beats have no symptoms and can be left untreated. However, if the premature beats are more frequent, and the patients have palpitations, precordial discomfort, dizziness, fatigue and other abnormal manifestations, then they need to consult a doctor in time, and be given medication such as metoprolol and propafenone.
2. Ventricular premature beat: it is an abnormal heart beat originated from the ventricle, which is also abnormal. For those who do not have organic heart disease and the patients do not have uncomfortable symptoms do not need to be treated. On the other hand, those who have palpitations, chest pain, chest tightness and other discomforts, as well as those who have coronary artery disease and other myocardial diseases, need to seek timely medical attention.
Antiarrhythmic drugs, such as propafenone, propranolol, etc., can be given, and those who are ineffective in conservative treatment or combined with other serious organic lesions can be considered to be given surgical treatment, such as catheterized radiofrequency ablation, interventional surgery, and so on.
It is recommended that patients seek timely medical treatment, improve the examination, clarify the condition, and be given appropriate treatment by professional physicians for the condition, and the drugs need to be used under the guidance of professional physicians.