The diagnosis of "atrial fibrillation" sounds scary. In fact, it is atrial fibrillation. The problem, as you know, is not so terrible as it might seem at first glance. And yet, atrial fibrillation requires careful and thorough treatment. There are several types of arrhythmia, but almost all of them are amenable to a single treatment regimen.
Varieties of atrial fibrillation
This is, perhaps, the most common violation of the heart rate. Lead to death atrial fibrillation can not, so doctors do not refer it to fatal arrhythmias.
Fibrillations differ in duration of manifestation:
- Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is a paroxysmal phenomenon. One attack lasts no more than two days. With sudden restoration of the rhythm can be delayed for as long as seven days.
- The constant form of atrial fibrillation torments the patient constantly. The attack of arrhythmia does not stop for a second.
- Another species is the persistent form of atrial fibrillation. The duration of the attack is more than a week.
With the slightest suspicion, you should immediately contact a specialist. Although the disease is not fatal, it should not be launched.
Treatment of atrial fibrillation and fluttering
Medication is considered effective. Suitable preparations are selected depending on the form of fibrillation and the overall health of the patient.
The list of the most popular medications for arrhythmia include the following:
- Cardilocks;
- Normiten;
- Lopressor;
- Propaphenone;
- Profex;
- Sotalol;
- Tambocor;
- Digoxin .
Very effective metabolic therapy, involving the use of special tools that normalize the metabolism and improve the nutrition of the heart muscle. This treatment is not necessary, but in most cases, experts nevertheless insist on it.
Sometimes for the treatment of both paroxysmal and any other form of atrial fibrillation, surgical intervention may be required. All operations are performed under general anesthesia. In some cases, it is sufficient to make several incisions in certain areas of the atrium. Sometimes it is simply impossible to do without a special septum, isolating one left and right atrium from each other.
A modern effective, painless and low-traumatic method of treating fibrillation is catheter ablation.