2024-04-26 09:51:57
An irregular heart rate or rhythm is called an “arrhythmia.” Atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia characterized by a continuous, irregular heartbeat.
When atrial fibrillation occurs, the heart beats irregularly and the heart rate increases, often manifesting as heart palpitations. Symptoms may include shortness of breath, chest tightness, swelling, dizziness, and fatigue when walking. It can be discovered accidentally without any symptoms.
It is mainly seen in older people, but rarely occurs in middle-aged people before the age of 50. The most important part of treatment is preventing cerebral infarction (stroke).
Abnormalities are seen when taking a pulse or measuring blood pressure and can be detected with a smart watch, but atrial fibrillation can only be definitively diagnosed with an electrocardiogram (ECG) test.
The eight daily rules for preventing and managing atrial fibrillation are:
1. If you have palpitations, always measure your pulse or perform an EKG.
• When your heart is racing, gently place your finger on your wrist and slowly check to see if your pulse is irregular.
• Measure pulse rate or EKG using an automatic blood pressure monitor or smart watch.
• If palpitations persist, visit a nearby hospital and obtain an EKG.
2. Avoid binge drinking and binge drinking.
• Avoid drinking parties as much as possible.
• Do not drink more than 3 glasses of alcohol per day.
• When drinking alcohol, avoid bombs and one shots.
– “Liquor blasts” should be avoided as they increase the rate of absorption of alcohol into the body and the overall amount of alcohol consumed.
– The “one shot” should be avoided because it greatly increases the blood alcohol level and increases the risk of excessive alcohol consumption.
3. Avoid excessive stress.
• To manage stress, try to maintain a healthy lifestyle by doing yoga or aerobic exercises that suit you.
• To avoid excessive stress, behavioral control therapy, which involves trying to regulate your own body, can be helpful.
– Excessive stress stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, causing atrial fibrillation or increasing the frequency of recurrences of atrial fibrillation.
– This includes deep breathing or artificial relaxation of muscles using biofeedback, self-control and meditation therapy.
4. Manage underlying illnesses such as high blood pressure or diabetes well.
• Measure your blood pressure frequently to ensure your target blood pressure is maintained.
– For patients with high blood pressure, it is important to measure blood pressure when waking up in the morning, before taking blood pressure medications, and before going to bed.
• Ask your doctor what your target blood pressure is.
• Take your blood pressure medications at the same time each day.
– If you forget to take your medicine, take it as soon as you remember.
• Check your glycated hemoglobin level.
– The best level for the heart and blood vessels is generally around 6.5%.
– Ask your doctor to check if your glycated hemoglobin is well controlled.
5. Manage your sleep apnea well.
• It is important to maintain an appropriate weight to reduce the risk of sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation.
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• If you still feel tired and sleepy during the day even after getting enough sleep, do a sleep test.
• Avoid eating after dinner and do light exercise.
6. Stop smoking.
• Stop smoking as it is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation.
• Have a healthy lifestyle to quit smoking.
– Lifestyle habits such as quitting smoking, losing weight, abstaining from alcohol and exercising prevent atrial fibrillation and promote cardiovascular health.
• If you are having trouble quitting smoking, talk to your doctor about quit smoking classes, quit smoking medications, etc.
7. Managing obesity.
• Maintain healthy eating habits.
– It is useful to keep a food diary to track your eating habits.
– Develop the habit of reducing salty, sweet and fatty foods and drinking plenty of water.
• Walk for at least 20 minutes every day.
– When walking becomes difficult, as in the case of severe knee arthritis, other exercises may be substituted at the discretion of the treating physician.
• Get enough sleep of 7 to 8 hours a day.
8. If you are diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, you should receive appropriate treatment.
• If atrial fibrillation is left untreated, the risk of complications such as stroke and cardiovascular disease increases.
• When taking medications to treat atrial fibrillation, compliance and persistence with treatment are important.
– If atrial fibrillation is not treated, symptoms such as palpitations and difficulty breathing may occur, which may interfere with daily life.
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