Abnormal Heart Rhythms
Abnormal heart rates, also called heart arrhythmia, is a health condition whereby the heart experiences irregularities in its beating. It occurs when the electrical signals responsible for the heart’s function and messages throughout the body do not work properly. Arrhythmia is categorized into two: ventricular (starts in the ventricles) and supraventricular (begins in the atrium). Additionally, arrhythmia generally has two types according to heart rate measured in minutes: tachycardia, the resting heart has more than 100 beats in a minute, while in bradycardia, the resting heart beats less than 60 in a minute. Several causes of arrhythmia are heart and panic attacks, coronary heart diseases, COVID-19 infection, and sleep apnea, a sleeping disorder associated with breathing. Diabetes, high blood pressure, hypothyroidism (not enough thyroid hormones) and hyperthyroidism (too many hormones are produced), abusive intake of alcoholic contents, and cigarette smoking also contribute.
Meanwhile, heart arrhythmia may also imply insufficient calcium minerals in the body. Calcium and magnesium are minerals that generally aid in producing a regular heartbeat. Nevertheless, too much calcium consumption may also overload the heart and lead to further health complications and cardiovascular problems.
