Cardiac Arrhythmia Symptoms
and Causes

Cardiac arrhythmia is a term that denotes a disturbance of the heart rhythm. Cardiac arrhythmias can range in severity from entirely benign to immediately life-threatening. If arrhythmia is suspected, a cardiologist should be consulted for confirmation. In addition, the use of natural substances for arrhythmia should always be supervised by a doctor.

SYMPTOMS:

Symptoms do not always develop; but if they do, their onset is usually sudden and may include palpitations (irregular heartbeats). Other symptoms include light-headedness, sometimes leading to loss of consciousness, shortness of breath, pain in the chest or neck. Stroke and heart failure are possible complications.

CAUSES:

These are abnormal rates in the rhythm of the heartbeat. In the more common palpitations, the heart occasionally seems to skip a beat or two. They are often minor and self-correcting. But cardiac arrhythmia is not. They generally do not normalize by themselves; and they can lead to a potentially fatal heart attack. Arrhythmia usually occurs in people over 50.