Arrythmia Blog
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most widely recognized arrhythmia
"Various studies have emphasized the augmented anxiety rate among AF patients due to the poor quality of life; however, little information is known about the possibility of triggering atrial fibrillation by anxiety."
Inherited cardiac arrhythmias
"Diagnosis is based on clinical presentation and history, the characteristics of the electrocardiographic recording at rest and during exercise and genetic analyses.
The field of inherited arrhythmic disorders is bursting with novel information and data, ranging from genetic findings to advances in diagnosis and risk stratification to progress in personalized — even gene-specific — management."
Stress-induced cardiac arrhythmias: The heart–brain interaction
"There exists a complex and dynamic interaction between the heart and brain especially in the setting of negative emotions. Stress, anger, and depression have all been shown to have a significant impact on cardiac arrhythmogenesis."
Burden and impact of arrhythmias in asthma‐related hospitalizations
"Asthma is the most common lung disease that is increasingly recognized in adults. Asthma affects around 19.2 million adults in the United States. Around 80% of asthma population is above 18 years old and 14% is above 65 years old. In 2016, 1.2 million emergency room visits, and 7.3 million office visits were asthma related, placing a huge burden on the healthcare system.
Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death among hospitalized asthma patients. Several studies suggested that asthma is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and arrhythmias."
Associations of symptoms of anxiety and depression with asthma control
"A two-year prospective cohort study reported 38% of participants with severe asthma express symptoms of anxiety and 25% express symptoms of depression, compared to 30% and 9%, respectively of a non-severe asthma population. The presence of anxiety and depression also correlates with asthma control and may increase the risk of acute asthma attacks (at an 11-fold increased risk) for two or more acute attacks in people with severe asthma who experience comorbid anxiety and depression compared to those without."
How are arrhythmias treated?
"Common arrhythmia treatments include medicines, surgery to implant devices that control your heartbeat, and other procedures to treat problems with electrical signals in your heart. You may also need to make healthy lifestyle changes to help lower your risk of conditions that can make your arrhythmia worse, such as high blood pressure and other types of heart disease."
Anxiety and Hypertension: Common Risk Factors and Potential Mechanisms
"Anxiety is more common in patients with hypertension, and these two conditions frequently coexist. This review focuses on the common risk factors and potential mechanisms of comorbid hypertension and anxiety. Firstly, we analyze the common risk factors of comorbid hypertension and anxiety including age, smoking, alcohol abuse, obesity, lead, and traffic noise."
Difficulty in controlling attention can lead to mental fatigue in the healthy population
"Widely available off the shelf as "Kali Phos 6x," one component was of this exploratory trial was to assess the effectiveness of Kali Phos (6x) for attention problems associated with mental fatigue."