Patient's question:
Hypertension for twenty years, recently stable, heart rate 130 times, palpitations, shortness of breath, relieved for a week, appeared again a month ago with tachycardia of 130 beats per minute, doctor prescribed digoxin, betablockers, after medication it disappeared and improved. What kind of help is needed: What is the cause of fast ventricular rate atrial fibrillation?Doctor's answer:
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat where the atria of the heart beat 350-600 times per minute, causing uncoordinated muscle contractions in the atria. The main causes include rheumatic heart disease, coronary heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, hyperthyroid heart disease, and others.Recommendations: The treatment for this condition primarily involves drug therapy to control the ventricular rate, synchronized direct current cardioversion to restore normal rhythm, and prevention of thromboembolism. These measures can effectively manage the condition.