Cardiac Arrhythmia

Other accompanying symptoms | Heart stumbling after the meal

Other accompanying symptoms With heart stumbling, which occurs after the meal, it can concern the so-called Roemheld syndrome that occurs particularly after large meals or strongly bloating meals. Beside heart stumbling symptoms can occur like: Tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), Significant slowing of the heartbeat (bradycardia), Shortness of breath in the sense of shortness of breath (dyspnoea), … Other accompanying symptoms | Heart stumbling after the meal

Duration of heart stumbles | Heart stumbling after the meal

Duration of heart stumbles In the acute situation, heart stumbling usually lasts only for a short time. Some people have only 1-2 beats outside the normal heart rhythm. In others, the stumbling of the heart lasts for several minutes. However, it usually does not last longer than a few minutes. Prognosis Heart stumbling after eating … Duration of heart stumbles | Heart stumbling after the meal

Defibrillator

Introduction A defibrillator is a device used in acute and emergency medicine, which is designed to stop the heart by means of a directed current surge. Contrary to what is often assumed, the defibrillator only leads to heart stimulation in a secondary way. The defibrillator is used when a patient is in life-threatening ventricular fibrillation. … Defibrillator

What’s an AED? | Defibrillator

What’s an AED? AED stands for “Automated External Defibrillator“. The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a small, state-of-the-art device that allows fully automatic operation and is used in the treatment of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, such as ventricular fibrillation or ventricular flutter. 85% of all sudden cardiac deaths are caused by ventricular fibrillation or ventricular flutter. … What’s an AED? | Defibrillator

Tachycardia at night

Tachycardia is a colloquial term for a heartbeat that is too fast (tachycardia), which is sometimes accompanied by a stronger heart contraction than normal. The heart then literally beats up to your neck. It is not uncommon for the heart to race at night, and many sufferers only report the problem at night. Is that … Tachycardia at night

Symptoms | Tachycardia at night

Symptoms Tachycardia at night is manifested by a number of symptoms. Usually the tachycardia begins in attacks and lasts for 20-30 seconds, sometimes it lasts only a few minutes. If it does not limit itself after a short time, a quick medical examination should be carried out. The tachycardia itself is described as throbbing and … Symptoms | Tachycardia at night

Diagnosis | Tachycardia at night

Diagnosis The most important and effective element in the diagnosis of tachycardia that occurs at night is a precise inquiry into the symptoms (anamnesis). This includes information such as: When did the tachycardia first appear? How long does it usually last? What accompanying symptoms occur? Are there any triggering factors? Are you currently suffering from … Diagnosis | Tachycardia at night

Prognosis | Tachycardia at night

Prognosis In most cases, there are harmless causes behind nocturnal heart palpitations that have a good prognosis and do not cause permanent symptoms. Nevertheless, if the symptoms persist, a clarification should be carried out to identify more serious causes. Here, too, the symptoms can usually be controlled by medication and sometimes invasive measures. In a … Prognosis | Tachycardia at night

Sick Sinus Syndrome

Synonyms in the broadest sense Sinus node syndrome, bradycardic arrhythmia, bradycardia–tachycardia syndrome. Definition The sinus node is not able to generate potentials in a sufficient frequency and/or pass them on to the AV node. Cause: In sinus node disease, either the function of the pacemaker cells is disturbed or the stimulation conduction system is blocked … Sick Sinus Syndrome

Therapy | Sick Sinus Syndrome

Therapy A therapy of the sick sinus syndrome is only necessary if there are symptoms of bradycardia (very slow heartbeat) such as Adam Stokes fits (fainting fits). If this is the case, the method of choice is pacemaker therapy. Here, mainly atrial systems (AAI, DDD) are used. If there is a suspicion that drugs taken … Therapy | Sick Sinus Syndrome

Heart stumbling through the thyroid gland

Definition Heart stumbling is the term used to describe extra beats of the heart that occur outside the normal heart rhythm. In technical jargon, they are called extrasystoles. They often occur in young, heart-healthy people, but triggers or causes are not always to be found. However, certain thyroid diseases can promote the (increased) occurrence of … Heart stumbling through the thyroid gland

The diagnosis | Heart stumbling through the thyroid gland

The diagnosis In order to make a diagnosis of heart stumbling due to thyroid disease, the extrasystoles must first be detected in an ECG. Often this is not possible in a normal ECG because the derivation time of the heart action is only a few seconds and extrasystoles usually occur much less frequently. Therefore, the … The diagnosis | Heart stumbling through the thyroid gland