My heart keeps skipping a beat. What's going on?

Many people have a heart-pounding phenomenon in some cases, and this phenomenon often occurs after overwork, drinking, staying up late, etc. The main cause of this situation is premature heart beats, which is what we usually call irregular heart rhythm, and some patients call it intermittent. At the same time, it will also cause patients to have symptoms of panic and cough. So why does the heart always pound?

First, why does the heart always skip a beat? There are several types of premature beats: ventricular premature beats, atrial premature beats, and junctional premature beats. There are many reasons for premature beats. Sometimes it is not a disease, and sometimes it is a disease. Let’s continue to look at it. Excitement, fatigue, anxiety, drinking, coffee or strong tea, staying up late, fever, electrolyte imbalance and other reasons in life can cause premature beats. However, this type of premature beat generally does not cause any serious harm, will be relieved quickly, and does not require special treatment. As long as we eliminate the causes, such as fatigue, staying up late, drinking, fever, excitement, and electrolyte imbalance, these triggers will be fine.

Second, any heart disease can cause premature beats. For example: hypertension, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure, myocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, other arrhythmias, etc. The premature beats caused by these heart diseases are more serious, and their severity is closely related to the primary disease itself. The principle of treatment is also to treat the primary disease. Treat whatever disease is causing it first. Antiarrhythmic drugs are also needed. There are 4 major categories of antiarrhythmic drugs, and many of them are particularly particular. There is no need to understand the details. This is the responsibility of cardiovascular doctors. We must be cautious and cautious in clinical judgment whether to use drugs, because almost all antiarrhythmic drugs have the potential to cause new arrhythmias, so we must determine whether it is necessary to use the drugs. Theoretically, severe or frequent premature beats can also be treated with radiofrequency ablation.

Why does your heart keep skipping a beat? It is most likely caused by premature beats. There is another type of premature beats in which many premature beats occur even without any underlying heart disease or any inducing factors. We call it idiopathic premature beats, and how to treat it depends on how many times it occurs in 24 hours.