“A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 times per minute, pumping approximately five liters of blood
throughout the body. Each heartbeat is triggered by an electrical wave emitted from the natural stimulation center located in the upper right corner of the heart. A slight disruption in this rhythm pattern causes arrhythmia,
that is, rhythm irregularity.
In heart rhythm irregularity, the heart may work faster or slower than it should,
its rate may be normal but its beat may be irregular. This disease, which tires the heart muscle, disrupts the function of the muscle, and weakens the heart, is generally caused by; Causes such as coronary heart disease, pathological heart valves
or heart failure. Hypertension and congenital anomalies are other reasons that cause rhythm
irregularities. Most of the rhythm disorders can be treated successfully today. While some
rhythm problems can be corrected with medication, ablation, also known as burning/freezing
, is used in the treatment of others. In the ablation process, with the help of long
thin instruments called catheters, the palpitating focus is found by advancing from the inguinal tract into the heart.
Radio frequency energy is given to this focus, again with the help of the catheter, and the tissue is heated up to 60-70°C
It is destroyed by heating. Thus, the responsible focus that causes the discomfort is eliminated.”
Private Doğuş Hospital Cardiology Specialist Dr. adds that patients with a very fast or very slow pulse and pulse irregularity may experience rhythm
disorder. Atila
KESKİN, Situations such as palpitations, shortness of breath, blackout and dizziness
may also be signs of rhythm disorder. he said.
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