What is tachycardia? How to treat this condition?
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Hello, what is tachycardia? How to treat this condition? My mother is suffering from tachycardia. For instance, the heart rate typically rises during exercise or as a response to stress. Her symptoms include chest pain, fainting (syncope), lightheadedness, rapid pulse rate and shortness of breath. Please leave your comments.
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@sushmita Tachycardia may not cause any symptoms or complications. But if left untreated, some forms of tachycardia can lead to serious health problems, including heart failure, stroke or sudden cardiac death. Treatment for tachycardia may include specific maneuvers, medication, cardioversion or surgery to control a rapid heartbeat. The goals of tachycardia treatment are to slow a rapid heartbeat when it occurs and to prevent future episodes of a fast heart rate. If another medical condition is causing tachycardia, treating the underlying problem may reduce or prevent episodes of a fast heartbeat. A fast heart rate may correct itself. But sometimes medication or other medical treatments are needed to slow down the heartbeat. Ways to slow a fast heart rate include:
Vagal maneuvers. Vagal maneuvers include coughing, bearing down as if having a bowel movement and putting an ice pack on the face. Your health care provider may ask you to perform these specific actions during an episode of a fast heartbeat. These actions affect the vagus nerve, which helps control the heartbeat.
Medications. If vagal maneuvers don't stop the fast heartbeat, medication may be needed to restore the heart rhythm.