DESCRIPTION

It is a question of episodes of palpitations of sudden appearance, without much ado symptoms in general, which can last from a few minutes until one or two days, and in that the heart can beat between 140 and 240 beats per minute.

It is not a situation of vital risk, but if they are very repeated, there increases the risk of developing congestive heart failure.

TREATMENT

There exist several maneuvers that one himself does: Intense pressure efforts containing the respiration, massage by means of soft pressure on the arteries of the neck, and others that his doctor will indicate him. Also it is convenient to leave tobacco, alcohol and drinks with caffeine. Sometimes it is necessary to add certain medicines. And in other occasions it is necessary to restore the normal rhythm by means of a small painless electrical shock (cardioversión electricity company).

TO SEE ALSO

• Cardiac arrhythmias. General information
• Cardiac blockades
• The Record Holter
• Ear extrasystoles
• Fibrillation and Flutter Ear (flapping)
• Pacemaker
• Medication Antiarrítmica

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