What is atrial fibrillation?

Update Date: 2021-10-04 Source: Network

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My father has a history of high blood pressure and diabetes, and has been taking drugs for years. We all know that high blood pressure is a very dangerous disease, which can easily lead to many complications. Recently, I often hear my father say that he always feels chest tightness, and often feels that his heart beats badly. Yesterday, I asked for leave to accompany him to the hospital for examination. The doctor said that my father might have some heart diseases due to high blood pressure. After inquiring about his medical history, the doctor decided that he was likely to have atrial fibrillation and suggested that he have a detailed examination.

What is atrial fibrillation?

1. General atrial fibrillation usually refers to the heart can not normal contraction, patients will appear too fast heart rate, blood can not be transported in time. In this case, many patients will have dyspnea, loss of consciousness, must be immediately sent to the hospital for defibrillation, otherwise easy to die.

2. Atrial fibrillation, usually need to do ECG examination, generally we can see a significant fluctuation of the patient's heartbeat from the ECG. Secondly, to give patients to do a heart color Doppler, to detect the cause, through color Doppler can find the diseased part, will be more clear.

3. In addition, the atrial fibrillation of this disease, also need to do an intracardiac ultrasound, this technology is usually only the top three hospitals will have, so many county-level hospitals often can not make a clear diagnosis. This kind of disease, usually the patient's condition is more serious, it is best to send to a large hospital for treatment.

matters needing attention

The heart is a very important organ of the human body. It manages the transportation of all the blood in the body. If there is something wrong with the heart, people will soon die. This type of disease requires lifelong medication to control, and patients with severe conditions even need to place a pacemaker in the heart.