Heart Palpitations - Causes and Treatment Method

Palpitations is a term in the medical world that describes the state of irregular heart beats, the heart rate which is in a too strong or has an abnormal speed. In general, each person will not realize or feel the difference in their heart rate, heart rhythm during their walk normally, in other words we are not going to feel the pulse of our heart in living their daily life routine. But when the rhythm of the heartbeat beating too fast or irregular, there will be an uncomfortable feeling in us.

Please note that a relatively normal heart rate at rest ranges between 60-100 times per minute. The athletes who regularly perform rigorous exercise with a resting heart rate 30-40 beats per minute and someone who rarely or lack of exercise usually have a heart rate 80 beats per minute. Whereas heart rate ranges on average 70 times per minute.

Palpitations state generally only lasts a few minutes, but in some cases the situation can last for hours or even days old. Sometimes some people who experience heart palpitations a few times a day, while some others may only occasionally.

Causes Heart Palpitations are very diverse, including:

Heart disease.
In general every person who have palpitations have no history of heart disease. A small part of the state due to the occurrence of palpitation of heart rhythm disturbances or so-called arrhythmias.

Atrial Fibrillation, which is a type of heart rhythm disturbance that occurs on both sides of the auricle, and this is one type of heart problems that cause palpitations.

Conditions in the medical world called Atrium Paroxysmal Tachycardia (ATP) is also one of the causes of the heart beat faster (often twice the normal speed). It is usually associated with the occurrence of interference between the chambers of the heart's electrical conduction with each other yng that lasted for several seconds or minutes before finally returning to normal. Problem of other disorders such as heart valve leakage, coronary heart disease and other heart diseases can also cause palpitations.

The influence of emotions : the occurrence of emotional response to a stressful and emotional events.

Physical activity : a person who did kegiatanfisik with intensive capacity exceeds the capabilities

Anemia : anemia can cause the heart muscle of oxygen shortage.

Magnesium and potassium deficiency.

Food : the habit of smoking with a relatively heavy level, the habit of drinking alcohol, consuming excessive caffeine (from tea, coffee or cola drinks), preservatives, flavoring and food coloring, and some other drugs (eg asthma medication).

Hormonal problems : the occurrence of excessive thyroid hormone production or an increase in production of various hormones that occur in pregnant women.
Adrenal gland tumors menjdi also cause palpitations.

Treatment of Heart Palpitations

Palpitations cause is not associated with health problems or certain diseases usually do not require special treatment. Indeed there are certain drugs that can reduce interference palpitations, but these drugs are generally only required if the palpitations are caused by health problems or illnesses.