What symptom is atrial fibrillation?

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Atrial fibrillation is the abbreviation of atrial fibrillation, the older people are the most vulnerable, and has a close relationship with hypertension, coronary heart disease. What symptom is atrial fibrillation? Let's talk about it.

What symptom is atrial fibrillation?

1、 First of all: atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common persistent arrhythmia. With the increase of age, the incidence of atrial fibrillation is increasing, up to 10% of the population over 75 years old.

2、 The frequency of atrial activation in atrial fibrillation is 300-600 beats / min, and the heart rate is often fast and irregular, sometimes up to 100-160 beats / min, which is not only much faster than that in normal people, but also absolutely irregular, and the atrium loses its effective systolic function. The prevalence of atrial fibrillation is also closely related to coronary heart disease, hypertension and heart failure. Therefore, in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, but also pay close attention to this aspect of the disease.

3、 The common causes of atrial fibrillation include hypertension, coronary heart disease, cardiac surgery, valvular disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, pulmonary embolism, hyperthyroidism, etc., which are related to drinking, mental tension, water electrolyte disorder, severe infection, etc; In addition, other types of arrhythmias can be combined.

matters needing attention

The patients with frequent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, serious impact on the quality of life and complicated with organic heart disease must be intervened and treated. Attention should be paid to light diet. To control the salt in food, it is best to keep away from tobacco and alcohol, exercise properly and control the weight of patients.