Heart Diseases Everyone Needs To Know About

Arrhythmia

On average, the heart beats between sixty to eighty times per minute. A heart arrhythmia, commonly known as an irregular heartbeat or cardiac dysrhythmia, is when the heart beats irregularly, whether it beats too fast or too slow. A slow heartbeat is called a bradycardia where the heart beats less than sixty times per minute, and a fast heartbeat is a tachycardia where the heart beats more than eighty times per minute. Common symptoms of a heart arrhythmia include feeling an unusual beating in the chest cavity, such as the heart pounding, flopping or jumping profusely, dizziness, fainting or passing out, and shortness of breath. Patients may also experience uncomfortable chest pain, similar to angina pain, along with constant fatigue. If a patient believes their heartbeat may be unusual or irregular, especially if they have noticed it for a period of time, they should consult their doctor to have the proper tests performed.

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