Normally, we’re barely aware of our own heartbeats. What exactly is that fluttering in my chest? Heart flutters are a colloquial name for heart palpitations, which have a number of causes.
Rishin Shah, MD of Prime Heart and Vascular in Allen, Frisco, and Carrolton, Texas, knows that heart flutters happen, but might not be benign. However, some people feel these flutters, along with other symptoms and should look for an interventional cardiologist with years of experience treating and diagnosing cardiac conditions. For most people, a little flutter in the chest might startle them or make them think they’re falling in love. Show your heart some love and it will love you for a lifetime.There is no wrong way to respond to a flutter in your chest, though several can be concerning. The field of cardiac electrophysiology is constantly evolving, and I look forward to showing my patients that the heart goes beyond the traditional symbol of love and will accompany you through many years of future happiness if you treat it right. It is a privilege being part of a field that allows me to cure debilitating arrhythmias, guard against life-threatening arrhythmias, resolve heart failure symptoms, and allow patients to return to normal living – in essence, to improve my patients quality of life and to save lives. As a cardiac electrophysiologist, I continue to learn about treating arrhythmias through the latest in minimally-invasive, outpatient procedures including device implantation. The heart is an incredible organ and what it does within our body can be considered a work of art. Medications have been shown to help reduce atrial fibrillation and other treatment options are now in use, such as ablation, which is intentional scaring to destroy the small portion of heart tissue causing the irregularity. This type of arrhythmia can lead to serious complications such as embolism (blood vessel blockage) and stroke. Causes of AF include genetics, aging, sleep apnea, heavy alcohol use, and high blood pressure. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common supraventricular arrhythmia and is characterized as a rapid irregular heart rhythm.This arrhythmia often resolves itself without treatment but may require medical attention if lasting for extended periods of time. These can arise suddenly due to stress, exercise, and emotional influence and you may experience a ‘pounding’ heart, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) refers to rapid heartbeats that originate in the upper portion of the heart (atria).Bradyarrhythmias are treated with a pacemaker which functions to pace the heart at a normal rate and coordinates proper function of the heart chambers. However, symptoms do not typically appear until the heart rate drops below 50 beats/minute. Symptoms most commonly include dizziness, fainting, fatigue and difficulty breathing. Bradyarrhythmias are the opposite of tachyarrhythmias and occur when the heart beats abnormally slow (brady) at a rate under 60 beats/minute.Symptoms also include dizziness and difficulty breathing, but sometimes the only symptom of a persistent tachyarrhythmia may be fatigue. You may experience them during bouts of exercise but if you experience this high rate during rest, it may signal underlying health conditions. Tachyarrhythmias are abnormally fast (tachy) heart rhythms of over 100 beats/minute.Here’s a quick rundown of various types of arrhythmias & what symptoms to look out for: However, when abnormalities occur in this electrical system, the heart can go into arrhythmias affecting and leading to issues with heart structure and function. Prompting the heart is an automatic electrical system that functions to synchronize the heartbeats we feel in our chests. The heart is divided into four chambers – the left and right atriums and ventricles – that have very specific and equally important jobs of holding and pumping blood throughout the body.
It perfectly unifies structure and functionality to pump blood throughout the body, beating more than 2.5 billion times in an average human lifetime. It’s something we can’t control, but how do we know when it’s a sign of love or something much more serious?Īs a cardiologist, I am fascinated by the heart and I’m convinced that the heart is the most vital and elegant organ of the human body. We’ve all had that feeling – you see someone you like or a loved one, and your heart skips a beat.
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