6 Reasons You May Be Getting Heart Palpitations
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Treatment
Treatment may include:
Antiarrhythmic Medications
These will help slow down or speed up your heart rate, or return your heart rhythm to normal (cardioversion), depending on your need.
Electrical Cardioversion or Defibrillation
These treatments involve placing paddles on the chest or back. An electrical current is passed through the chest wall to the heart to reset its electrical circuits, and attempt to return the heart rhythm to normal.
Automatic Implantable Defibrillator
A tiny defibrillator can be surgically implanted in your chest to monitor your heart rhythm. If a dangerous arrhythmia is detected, the device automatically shocks the heart in an attempt to return the heart rhythm to normal.
Artificial Pacemaker
This device is surgically implanted in your chest. It takes over the job of providing the electrical impulses needed for establishing an appropriate heart rhythm.
Ablation Therapy
An area of the heart that is responsible for an abnormal rhythm may be surgically removed or altered (ablated) with various techniques (eg, cryoablation ) to prevent it from generating an arrhythmia.
If you are diagnosed with an arrhythmia, follow your doctor's instructions .
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