Atrial Fibrillation And Treatment
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Atrial Fibrillation (AF) or Afib is the most common heart rhythm disorder and effects around 1per cent of the population. It’s favorite age to strike is “my age” late forties to early fifties. It should be said Atrial Fibrillation is an electrical problem in the heart and not a plumbing problem like a normal heart attack or blockage.
Atrial fibrillation clients should be treated with blood thinner unless there is a contraindication present, such as bleeding ulcers or a history of stroke. The atrium now is unable to clear the out blood with each stroke and therefore the blood pools and poses a hazard for forming blood clots. Causes of Atrial Fibrillation
The common Causes of Atrial Fibrillation:
Heart failure.
Congenital heart disease.
Chronic lung disease.
Heart valve disease.
After heart surgery.
Pulmonary embolism.
Hypertension (high blood pressure).
Cardiomyopathy.
Hyperthyroidism.
Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation
Some Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation:
Confusion.
Weakness.
Fainting.
Chest pain.
Dizziness.
light-headedness.
Fatigue.
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Drugs (such as ibutilide) can sometimes restore the heart’s normal rhythm. Electrical cardioversion may be used to restore normal heart rhythm with an electric shock, when medication doesn’t improve symptoms.
Then a burst of radiofrequency energy is delivered to destroy tissue that triggers abnormal electrical signals or to block abnormal electrical pathways.
Atrial pacemakers can be implanted under the skin to regulate the heart rhythm.
Medications are used to slow down rapid heart rate associated with AF.