Classification The human heart usually beats 60 to 100 times per minute. If the heart beats less than 60 times per minute, this is called bradycardia. This can occur, for example, in competitive athletes, where it has no disease value, or in heart disease. If there is an acceleration of the heartbeat so that the … Cardiac arrhythmias Classification
Introduction It is not uncommon for the question of fitness for sport to arise in the case of existing cardiac arrhythmias. This depends primarily on the exact form of the cardiac dysrhythmia, but also and above all on whether or not a structural heart disease exists. Therefore, it is not possible to generalize whether or … Cardiac arrhythmias and sports
Sports in structural heart disease (for example coronary heart disease) If there is a structural heart disease, a light physical load can be recommended after a thorough preliminary examination and if there are no symptoms. Exceptional stress and competitive sports should not be performed, however. Competitive sports So-called bradycardic cardiac dysrhythmia, i.e. slow cardiac dysrhythmia, … Sports in structural heart disease (for example coronary heart disease) | Cardiac arrhythmias and sports
Cardiac arrhythmia after sports Certain cardiac arrhythmias occur particularly after sport. A common example is the so-called paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. This cardiac arrhythmia is triggered by high blood pressure or intensive endurance sports. After sport, the irregular heartbeat is perceived, the affected person feels a stumbling heart, racing heart or inner restlessness. In addition, the … Cardiac arrhythmia after sports | Cardiac arrhythmias and sports
Cardiac arrhythmia and doing sports – is that dangerous? The risk of sudden cardiac death in athletes in connection with cardiac arrhythmia has been much discussed in recent years. This raises the question of whether sport is dangerous for existing cardiac arrhythmias. In principle, physical activity and sport protect the heart from many diseases and … Cardiac arrhythmia and doing sports – is that dangerous? | Cardiac arrhythmias and sports
Summary People who do a lot of sports tend to have a low heart rate, so-called bradycardia. Normally the heart rate (pulse) is between 50 and 80 beats per minute. However, the heart rate can drop to as low as 30 beats per minute at rest, especially for endurance athletes. In some endurance athletes, electrocardiography … Summary | Cardiac arrhythmias and sports
General information High blood pressure (arterial hypertension) is often underestimated because it usually causes no symptoms at the beginning. However, patients who suffer from high blood pressure that is not treated or is insufficiently treated have an increased risk of cardiac arrhythmia in addition to high blood pressure. High blood pressure and cardiac dysrhythmia are … Cardiac arrhythmia and high blood pressure
High blood pressure and ventricular arrhythmias Various cardiac arrhythmias, which are derived from the ventricles (ventricular arrhythmias), also occur more frequently in patients with high blood pressure. Ventricular arrhythmia is due, for example, to an enlargement of the tissue of the heart muscle of the left ventricle (left ventricular hypertrophy), which gradually develops as a … High blood pressure and ventricular arrhythmias | Cardiac arrhythmia and high blood pressure
General therapeutic principles In the treatment of cardiac dysrhythmia, causal therapy is the first priority. If the cardiac dysrhythmia is caused by cardiac diseases or metabolic disorders (e.g. hyperthyroidism), the first step is to treat them. Often the cardiac dysrhythmia then recedes. If it is not possible to treat the underlying disease of the cardiac … Cardiac arrhythmia therapy
Electrotherapy The electrotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias involves the use of pacemaker systems. On the other hand, this also includes defibrillation and high-frequency current ablation Pacemaker A pacemaker (PM) is a medical electrical device that can accelerate the heart rate when the heartbeat is too slow, i.e. bradycardia. In the meantime, however, devices are also in … Electrotherapy | Cardiac arrhythmia therapy
Surgical therapy Due to the development of catheter ablation, rhythm surgery has receded into the background All articles in this series: Cardiac arrhythmia therapy Electrotherapy Surgical therapy
