Arrhythmia Treatment in Kharghar

Arrhythmia treatment depends on the type and the severity of the arrhythmia. In some cases no treatment is necessary at all. Where treatment is needed, the options include medication, lifestyle changes, invasive therapies, electrical devices or surgery.

Getting to that decision starts with a recording. A resting ECG catches an arrhythmia that happens to be present at the time. A Holter monitor worn for 24 or 48 hours catches the intermittent ones that come and go. A 2D Echo then shows whether the rhythm problem has affected the structure or the function of the heart.

Once the type is clear, the plan follows from it. That may mean rate or rhythm control with medication, treating an underlying trigger where there is one such as thyroid disease or an electrolyte imbalance, or for a persistently slow rhythm a pacemaker. Where the arrhythmia raises stroke risk, as atrial fibrillation does, anticoagulation becomes part of the plan.