Since professional medical terminology is not always understood by an ordinary person, many people, upon hearing the diagnosis, do not understand it or begin to panic. Let's try to figure out what it is - sinus tachycardia of the heart. Sinusov called the normal rhythm of the heart. Tachycardia is a rapid, over 100 beats per minute, palpitations. Thus, sinus tachycardia is a rapid heartbeat with a normal, non-pathological, cardiac rhythm.
What is dangerous sinus tachycardia of the heart?
In medicine, depending on the reasons, it is customary to isolate the physiological and pathological sinus tachycardia.
Physiological tachycardia usually does not carry a clear threat to health and does not require specific treatment, except for the limitations of the influence of the factor that provoked it. It occurs in healthy people against the background of serious physical exertion, neuroses, stress, etc. Also often enough sinus tachycardia of the heart in mild form is observed during pregnancy. In this case, it is associated with an increased load on the organs and with a change in the hormonal background, and is considered normal, although requiring medical control.
Pathological forms of sinus tachycardia of the heart are more dangerous manifestations, as they appear against the background of diseases or the influence of factors that pose a threat to health. The reasons that can trigger a tachycardia include:
- insufficient supply of oxygen to the body due to anemia, respiratory diseases, blood loss;
- febrile conditions caused by inflammatory processes and infections;
- increased production of thyroid hormones ( thyrotoxicosis );
- adrenal tumor (pheochromocytoma);
- deviations from the norm of blood pressure;
- the initial stages of various diseases of the cardiovascular system.
Pathological forms of the disease are usually long, which can lead to overstrain of the heart muscle and the development of a more serious illness.
Treatment of sinus tachycardia of the heart
Medical measures in this pathology directly depend on the cause that caused the disease, and the degree of its severity.
In physiological tachycardia, treatment usually consists of excluding from the diet factors that provoke increased heart rate (nicotine, alcohol, coffee), avoiding excessive psychological and physiological stress, resting fully, providing the body with all the necessary vitamins and minerals.
In the pathological form of sinus tachycardia, treatment primarily focuses on the disease that has caused, and in addition, used special drugs to normalize the heart rate.
Preparations for the treatment of sinus tachycardia of the heart:
- Soothing means. Valerian , tincture of motherwort, hawthorn, Seduxen, Phenobarbital. Herbal sedatives are used for mild disease, including those caused by physiological factors.
- Beta-blockers. Atenolol, bisoprolol, vasocardine, betalk and others. They are used for persistent tachycardia without heart failure.
- Cardiac glycosides and ACE inhibitors. Captopril, Epalapril and others. Used for tachycardia, developing against a background of heart failure.
It should be noted that some drugs to reduce the heart rate also affect the level of blood pressure. Conversely, some antihypertensive drugs (from the group of calcium antagonists) are able to increase or decrease the heart rate. Therefore, the use of drugs to reduce heart rate, and especially their combination with antihypertensive drugs, is performed only by a cardiologist and requires monitoring of blood pressure.