Extrasystole is a failure of rhythm in the myocardial muscle, which is the most common type of arrhythmia. The main manifestation of the pathology is the contraction of the muscles of the cardiac system. More details about the treatment and symptoms of extrasystole with VVD - further.
Should we be afraid of such a state?
Is extrasystole dangerous with VVD? This question worries those who are faced with this condition. If there are no organic changes, extrasystole will not bring a person any danger, but still this is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmias. Such problems usually occur both in patients suffering from frequent neurosis during VVD, and during menstruation in women, as well as people whose activities are associated with constant increased stress.
This type of extrasystole does not require serious therapy, and its symptoms may disappearindependently, and can also proceed completely unnoticed by the patient. A specialist can prescribe sedatives to a patient, but modern cardiologists believe that therapy involving the use of antiarrhythmic drugs can backfire, significantly worsening the patient's overall well-being.
The prognostic and therapeutic picture of the disturbed rhythm of the cardiac system and its sudden shocks is proportional to the characteristics of the concomitant disease. If it is absent or if there are no signs of damage to the reduction of ventricular and myocardial function within the normal range, extrasystole may not be considered as a pathology requiring urgent treatment.
Disease types
Known varieties of the disease include atrial and ventricular extrasystoles. In addition, there is a convergent type of ventricular and pericardial form of the disease. In addition, the infrequent attacks of excitation that occur in the region of the pericardial-sinus node deserve attention.
Causes for the development of pathology
Certain heart diseases – acquired, congenital or chronic – may contribute to the occurrence of the disorder in question in patients. Extrasystoles formed during VVD are functional in nature, representing the result of a neurogenic factor.
Doctors identify such reasons that cause the development of the described condition:
- myocardial disease;
- frequent consumption of drinks that havehigh caffeine content;
- emotional or physical fatigue;
- diseases that are associated with the functioning of internal organs;
- smoking and drinking alcohol;
- nervous stress;
- menstrual cycle;
- CNS lesion;
- infectious diseases that may be accompanied by fever;
- violation of the nervous regulation of the functioning of the cardiac system.
In addition, the possible progression of the disease is not excluded, especially if the patient has dystrophic changes, as well as inflammatory processes that are associated with insufficient blood supply to the heart.
Sometimes the disease can begin due to the resulting ion-intracellular imbalance, as a result of a lack of the optimal amount of sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium in the body. Extrasystole can develop during the formation of heart disease, myocardial dystrophy, myocarditis, as well as in ischemic diseases.
An additional source of extrasystole development in VVD is called suppressed stress. Under the influence of concomitant signs, negative energy splashes out, which leads to destabilization of the functioning of individual organs or the whole organism. In neurotic conditions, extrasystoles, due to certain reasons, can “introduce” into the central nervous system, speaking about the development in the patient:
- sudden attacks of anxiety;
- unreasonable manifestation of fear;
- groundless irritability.
Manifestations of non-rhythmic contractions of the heart usually do not pose any threat. Unless the exception will be only people with existing cardiovascular diseases.
The cause of acute circulatory failure can be frequently recurring such conditions. So, existing ventricular extrasystoles can be very dangerous, because there is a threat in which they often lead to ventricular fibrillation, which can cause sudden death.
Dangers of extrasystoles
Usually this condition is dangerous because its severe symptoms can be hidden until a critical moment in the patient's life. Patients who suffer from VVD are more difficult to tolerate this pathology, so they are prone to a variety of complications. But in people whose disease is caused by myocardial damage, it can proceed without any special manifestations.
Symptoms of extrasystoles
This disease may be accompanied by a delay in the functioning of the ventricles, causing their accelerated contraction. Incidentally, the patient may feel rhythmic tremors in the chest. He may notice rollovers or somersaults, feel the gaps between pulsations. People describe a mostly functional arrhythmia as a feeling of increased anxiety, weakness, lack of oxygen, and increased sweating.
Group extrasystoles can turn into coronary arrhythmia, causing the development of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia, and with pericardial - reduction of the atrial region. Also diseasemay progress to atrial fibrillation, especially if the patient has previously been diagnosed with pericardial node overload or dilatation.
Neither extrasystole nor VVD found in a person poses a real threat to the patient. But, undoubtedly, such conditions will significantly reduce the quality of normal life. Extrasystoles appear:
- excessive sweating;
- general weakness;
- not being able to fully breathe;
- pallor of the limbs, skin of the body and face;
- anxiety;
- fainting as a result of developed oxygen starvation of brain cells, as well as a reduced amount of blood that is ejected by the heart.
Diagnosis of extrasystole
The method of ECG examination of the patient has the greatest objectivity in the diagnosis of extrasystole. Sometimes the presence of this pathology can be detected when the doctor analyzes the patient's complaints and on the basis of a physical examination.
When the examination is performed, it is possible to identify the cause of this disease. It should be noted that organic damage to the muscles of the heart requires a special approach to treatment.
Only when special examinations and an ECG are carried out, it is possible to refute or confirm the presence or absence of extrasystole. Usually, only the above methods help to identify the pathological condition even in the case when the patient has no special complaints.
ECG monitoring is a rather lengthy recordingECG. The duration of the procedure is about a day, and it is performed using a portable device that is fixed on the patient's skin. In a special diary, ECG indicators are recorded, as well as human sensations.
ECG monitoring should be performed by all patients who have cardiopathology, and it does not matter at all whether certain symptoms will be observed in this case, according to which extrasystole can be diagnosed.
You can detect a pathology that has not previously been recorded on an ECG using a special treadmill test and bicycle ergometry. These are special tests that allow, under a certain load, to determine the existing arrhythmia. To diagnose an adjacent pathology of the cardiovascular system, the doctor may prescribe an MRI of the heart, Echo-KG, as well as an ultrasound of the muscles of the heart.
Treatment methods
When an extrasystole is detected in a patient, which was caused by inadequate functioning of the digestive organs and the endocrine system, the underlying disease is initially treated. When an arrhythmia is detected, the patient is credited with herbal sedatives, as well as certain sedatives.
Because in some cases, extrasystole is caused and developed due to taking certain medications, doctors recommend stopping their use.
If more than 200 heartbeats were detected in a patient in a day or when a cardiac pathology was attached, the doctor can prescribe effective treatment with certain medications.
For the treatment of extrasystole with VVD, which does not have significant pathology and symptoms, doctors first suggest using a certain diet based on an increase in potassium and magnesium intake, moderate exercise, and mandatory cessation of alcoholic beverages and smoking. The patient may also be eligible for radiofrequency ablation surgery.
Prevention of extrasystoles
Since extrasystoles in VVD are caused by anxiety and banal fatigue, special attention should be paid to the regimen of your day.
The main rules of prevention:
- daily walks;
- full sleep for 7-8 hours;
- inclusion in the diet of foods high in beneficial trace elements, magnesium and potassium;
- consumption of a sufficient amount of fluid, as well as medicinal plants that will have a sedative, cardiotonic, and antiarrhythmic effect;
- rejection of habits that negatively affect the body, reducing the consumption of strong tea and coffee;
- ensuring the patient's emotional recovery, because without distraction to pleasant events, the patient can "switch" to a depressive phase, which will be accompanied by an exacerbation of the pathology.
It is worth remembering that extrasystole occurs with VVD after prolonged use of harmful substances or certain medications. Therefore, it is worth evaluating all the risks before taking this or that remedy.
Final advice
If the patient does not have confirmed heart disease, emotional and psychological problems that do not need drug therapy can provoke the occurrence of extrasystoles with VVD every day. But before visiting specialists in psychology and psychiatry, you should perform an ECG, ultrasound of the heart and be sure to seek advice from a cardiologist in order to completely eliminate the risk of developing more serious pathologies. Reviews of extrasystoles with VVD indicate that if all the doctor's prescriptions are followed, the disease will go away quickly enough.
