Heart palpitations
Heart palpitation is the feeling that the heart beats fast and high without warning, and this palpitations can be troublesome but rarely indicates a sign of danger, and this situation comes as a result of many factors that affect the heart muscle, and this case disappears without treatment except in the case of Associated with other symptoms such as chest pain, fainting, difficulty breathing, or other heart problems.
Causes of heart palpitations
There are several reasons why heart palpitations may be normal or serious:
- Strenuous exercise, such as running, or walking fast, and this is healthy, because it improves the performance of the heart of its functions.
- Eat large amounts of caffeine such as coffee, tea, and soft drinks.
- The entry of nicotine into the body through tobacco products such as cigarettes.
- Feeling stressed, irritable emotions such as anxiety, fear, or panic, are subject to shock.
- Dehydration, low blood sugar, as well as anemia and loss, hormonal changes, and hyperactivity.
- Low levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide in the blood
- Take more than one prescription, including cold and cough medicines, herbal supplements, supplements, beta blockers, asthma medications, and congestion removers.
- Illicit drugs such as amphetamines and cocaine.
Causes of heart palpitations
Heart palpitations can be a sign of a particular disease if combined with:
- Irregular pulse rhythm and some changes in it (arrhythmia).
- The presence of disorders or heart disease was diagnosed earlier.
- Associated with risk factors for heart disease.
- breathing difficulties.
- Heavy sweat.
- Pain, pressure in both arms and chest.
- The heart rate at rest is more than 100 beats per minute.
Treatment and prevention of heart palpitations
The treatment of heart palpitations depends on the treatment of the cause, under special medical conditions, and often the treatment to change the lifestyle that you live, but to prevent this palpitations or reduce the occurrence depends on the elimination of many bad habits and habits more healthy, including:
- Minimize anxiety and stress, by doing relaxation exercises, deep breathing exercises, and yoga.
- Reduce the intake of stimulants Kalcavien, and reduce drinking alcohol.
- Refrain from smoking and tobacco products containing nicotine.
- There are some medicines that increase the heart palpitations, in which case the doctor is consulted to develop alternatives to this drug.
- Regularly exercise sports activities, and approved daily intervals as a routine part.
- Develop a healthy diet and stick to it, keeping blood pressure levels and cholesterol under control.