”Beat”, a word that should be no stranger to any heart patient. Premature beats belong to a more common type of arrhythmia, which is an active ectopic heart beat. It can occur in normal people due to factors such as exertion, excitement, alcohol consumption, satiety, etc. It can also occur on the basis of intra- and extra-cardiac conditions such as wind heart disease, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and hyperthyroidism.
Let’s take a look at premature beats and see what they are all about.
Premature heartbeat can be caused by the following factors
Many of the causes of premature heartbeat are the same as those of other heart diseases. The causes of premature heartbeat are the same as those of other heart diseases, such as mental stress, bad habits, deviations in medication, lack of exercise, and underlying heart disease. All of these can trigger premature heartbeat.
Some examples are: mental stress and poor lifestyle habits. High emotional tension and psychological stress are the main causes of functional premature beats. Imagine that a normal person faces a lot of mental stress every day and has unreasonable living habits, which may cause other harm to the body in addition to premature heartbeats and other diseases in the long run. So this is the main reason for premature beats. People with similar conditions should pay attention and adjust their lifestyle and habits in time.
Lack of proper exercise, in fact, we need to have time to exercise in the midst of busy, long time life stress needs to be released; and exercise is precisely a good way to relieve stress, in addition to exercise, can also relieve their own stress.
A normal person with underlying heart disease can suffer from premature heartbeat even with an unsuitable lifestyle, not to mention patients with other heart diseases, so these patients should pay more attention to their own situation, as they are relatively more likely to suffer from the disease than normal people.
What are the tests for premature heartbeat?
1. 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring
It is also called llolter monitoring. It is a 24-hour ECG monitoring to observe the number and nature of premature beats and their relationship with activity and sleep.
2. Color Doppler echocardiography
This is also known as cardiac ultrasound. It is the main test method to observe the structure and function of the heart.
3.Active plate motion test
Abbreviated as plate motion test. The specific amount of exercise is calculated according to the patient’s specific condition, and the exercise is performed on the plate apparatus to observe the occurrence of premature beats during the exercise to determine the relationship between premature beats and exercise.
4.Thyroid function test
Such as free T3, T4, TG, TM, TSH, thyroid isotope scan, thyroid ultrasound, etc.
5.Blood biochemical examination
Mainly myocardial enzymology and troponin 1 measurement to observe whether there is myocardial damage.
All of these tests are commonly used to check the symptoms of premature beats from various aspects.
Premature beats are divided into these two types, which require attention.
There are two types of premature beats: functional and organic. Functional premature contractions are most often seen in healthy people or children without organic heart disease, which means that these types of premature contractions are more common in normal people. They are caused by overexertion, nervousness, digestive problems, emotional instability or instability of the vegetative nervous system.
Premature organic beats are caused by certain diseases, or poisoning by certain drugs, acute infections, etc. Premature beats often increase during exercise or when the heart rate increases.
Premature beats may induce serious arrhythmias, increase the risk of myocardial ischemia and heart failure, or even lead to sudden death due to ventricular fibrillation, which requires active treatment, rational use of medication and, if necessary, consideration of radiofrequency ablation.
When suffering from premature beats we also need to judge our own situation.
Functional premature beats are generally benign. Occasional premature beats with less than 5 beats do not affect the blood expulsion and blood supply of the heart, and have little impact on health.
If there are more than 6 beats per minute, it is called frequent premature contractions, which can be accompanied by a decrease in blood discharge and manifestations of insufficient blood supply to the heart, brain, kidneys and other important organs.
If these premature beats occur in a person with severe heart disease, heart failure or other serious conditions may occur soon.
This is the time to go to the hospital for timely treatment, because once heart failure occurs, the patient is very dangerous, so patients with this condition or their family members must always pay attention to the heartbeat and also keep their emotional state of mind stable.
Patients with the type of condition heart disease, in daily life, medication treatment should be paid attention to, while lifestyle also need to make corresponding changes to cope with the disease. The diet should be green and light, so that you do not stay up late, do not drink alcohol and do not smoke; keep an optimistic mindset and stable emotions.