How to treat permanent atrial fibrillation

summary

Atrial fibrillation is called atrial fibrillation. It is a kind of arrhythmia, which is persistent. The incidence rate increases with age. Patients with atrial fibrillation often have fast and irregular heart rate, sometimes as high as 150 times or more, which is much faster than that of normal people, and it is very irregular, and the atrium has lost the function of contraction. According to the duration, it can be divided into three categories: paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, persistent atrial fibrillation and permanent atrial fibrillation. According to the presence or absence of basic heart disease, it can be divided into two categories: pathological atrial fibrillation and idiopathic atrial fibrillation.

How to treat permanent atrial fibrillation

First: drug therapy: drugs can restore or maintain the heart rate and control the occurrence of complications. Commonly used drugs are: beta blockers, calcium channel antagonists, digitalis, amiodarone and so on. Drug therapy can control the ventricular rate, ensure the basic function of the heart, and reduce the cardiac dysfunction caused by atrial fibrillation.

Second: non drug therapy: non drug therapy methods include electrocardiography, catheter ablation, surgical maze surgery and anticoagulation. Anticoagulant therapy must be guided by a specialist teacher. Excessive anticoagulant can lead to bleeding. If the anticoagulant intensity is not enough, there will be no effect, so we must be cautious. In general, non drug treatment has great trauma. Once non drug treatment fails, it is necessary to use drugs immediately.

Third: no matter what method to treat atrial fibrillation, its treatment principle is to restore sinus rhythm, atrial fibrillation can achieve complete treatment, so all patients with atrial fibrillation should try to restore normal heart rate. For patients who can not return to normal heart rate, we can use drugs to reduce heart rate and anticoagulant drugs to prevent stroke and thrombosis.

matters needing attention

Patients with atrial fibrillation must pay attention to smoking, drinking, and avoid taking caffeinated food and stimulating food. Stroke is one of the greatest risks in patients with atrial fibrillation, so we must pay attention to early detection and treatment, and use all the time to prevent complications.