SAY ni DOK | Ano nga ba ang life threatening condition na arrhythmia?
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00:00This morning, we will discuss an important issue that has to do with the health of our heart.
00:06This is Arrhythmia, a condition that can affect or affect the regularity of our heartbeats.
00:15And to clarify our questions about this condition, we will have with us this morning,
00:20the cardiologist, Dr. Christopher Oliver-Nazal.
00:24Good morning, Doc, and welcome to Rise and Shine Philippines.
00:29Hello, good morning to all of you, and good morning to all the viewers and listeners of the program.
00:35Good morning, Dr. Nazal. This is Meiji, and I'm here with Daniel.
00:39Doc, what is Arrhythmia, and how does it differ from other heart diseases?
00:46Well, basically, when we say Arrhythmia, this is where the heartbeat itself has a problem.
00:53The problem is the current of the heart that is causing it to beat.
00:58Normally, our heart beats in a regular fashion.
01:03It has the right speed and the right rhythm.
01:06When we have Arrhythmia, either the right rhythm is lost,
01:10or our heart beats too fast or too slow.
01:15And this will have consequences on the health of a person.
01:19To follow up, how long is this kind of signs?
01:26The heart beats too fast.
01:29Because normally, there are instances or circumstances
01:34where when we are excited, our heart beats too fast.
01:39What is the difference between this and Arrhythmia, Doc?
01:44As you mentioned, there are normal signs.
01:48In an ordinary day, in an ordinary individual,
01:51where nothing special happens to him,
01:54usually, our heart beats between 60 to 100 beats per minute.
02:02Now, if it is less than 60 or more than 100,
02:06this is one type of Arrhythmia.
02:08The next type is irregular heartbeats.
02:11In this case, a person can sometimes feel what we call palpitations.
02:17Because in an ordinary situation,
02:19we cannot feel the beating of our heart.
02:22But there are instances where,
02:24if the beating of the heart is not in the right rhythm,
02:27a person can feel it as palpitations.
02:30He can feel the beating of his heart.
02:33Doc, what are the main signs of Arrhythmia?
02:38And are there particular factors, particular risk factors here?
02:44That's a good question, Daniel.
02:47The causes and risk factors of Arrhythmia are different.
02:52The primary cause of Arrhythmia would be heart disease.
02:59Of course, the leading cause is the coronary artery disease.
03:08Sometimes, there are other medical conditions.
03:12For example, if the muscle of the heart is hurting,
03:15this is called cardiomyopathy.
03:17If the heart valves are hurting,
03:20these are called valvular heart disorders.
03:22If a person has hypertension,
03:24this can also happen.
03:26Or sometimes, there is a congenital disease.
03:30When a person was born,
03:32the muscle or part of his heart is really irritable.
03:35It's the current.
03:37That's why he can feel Arrhythmia.
03:40Of course, other medical conditions
03:42which may not be originating from the heart
03:47can also cause Arrhythmia.
03:49For example, people who have thyroid problems
03:51can also cause Arrhythmia.
03:53People who are anemic,
03:55who have electrolyte problems,
03:57kidney problems and such,
03:59can also cause Arrhythmia.
04:02Now, regarding the risk factors,
04:07these are the things that can increase the chance
04:10of a person having Arrhythmia.
04:12On the top of the list,
04:14we often say that if you drink coffee,
04:16you will have Arrhythmia.
04:18That is true because of the caffeine.
04:22What is that?
04:24Yes, if you drink coffee, you get palpitations.
04:26Yes, that's right.
04:28But other than coffee,
04:30other than caffeine intake,
04:32actually, the most common risk factor
04:34would be the use of tobacco products
04:36and the use of alcohol.
04:38It really increases the chance
04:40of a person having Arrhythmia.
04:42Of course, other things,
04:44the so-called energy drinks
04:46can also cause Arrhythmia.
04:50Some medicines may cause
04:52our heart to react that way.
04:54People who have hypertension,
04:56of course,
04:58who have high blood sugar,
05:00or who are obese
05:02can also have Arrhythmia.
05:06Doc, what are the signs
05:08or symptoms
05:10of having Arrhythmia
05:12and how can we
05:14distinguish it?
05:16Are there certain
05:18symptoms or signs
05:20of having Arrhythmia?
05:24The most common sign
05:26of having Arrhythmia would be palpitations.
05:28What we feel
05:30is the beating
05:32of our heart.
05:35Of course, there are other times
05:37when a person feels dizzy
05:39or light-headed
05:41because when the beating
05:43of the heart is irregular,
05:45the heart can't do its job properly.
05:47Sometimes,
05:49there is a so-called shortness of breath
05:51or a shortness of breath
05:53when doing something.
05:55Some people would experience
05:57feeling weak
05:59or tired
06:01or even if a person's Arrhythmia
06:04can even faint
06:06every now and then.
06:08Those are the common
06:10signs
06:12or symptoms
06:14of having Arrhythmia.
06:16Now,
06:18the symptoms
06:20of having Arrhythmia
06:22are not related
06:24to the severity
06:26of the Arrhythmia.
06:28There are symptoms
06:30like palpitations
06:32but the condition
06:34is very mild.
06:36It's not life-threatening.
06:38But on the reverse,
06:40there are other forms of Arrhythmias
06:42that are very dangerous
06:44even if it happens once in a while.
06:46But the problem is
06:48you can't differentiate it by feel.
06:50So, what a person
06:52should do is
06:54once he experiences palpitations
06:56especially when it's repeated
06:58and there are other symptoms
07:01such as tiredness,
07:03shortness of breath,
07:05or even fainting,
07:07it's better to go to a doctor
07:09preferably to a cardiologist.
07:11Doc, if there's a problem
07:13in love life,
07:15will it happen?
07:17Just kidding.
07:19Doc, is it possible
07:21for kids to have Arrhythmia
07:23and how does it affect them?
07:25Is it possible?
07:27Yes, actually,
07:29Arrhythmia is a feeling of age.
07:31Of course, it's more likely
07:33for older people
07:35because they have other
07:37comorbid conditions.
07:39But for kids, it's possible
07:41because Arrhythmia could be due
07:43to genetics or acquired causes.
07:45Something congenital,
07:47something the kid was born with,
07:49or if the kid was born with
07:51some sort of a heart defect,
07:53it's possible at a very young age
07:55to have Arrhythmia.
07:58What about palpitations?
08:00How does it affect
08:02a person or a patient?
08:04What's the first step
08:06that should be done
08:08and how does it affect
08:10Arrhythmia?
08:12Well, unfortunately,
08:14there's no standard
08:16first aid for palpitations.
08:18Maybe the best thing
08:20that a person can do
08:22when they feel palpitations
08:24is to stop for a while
08:27but there's really no
08:29first aid that can treat
08:31them right then and there.
08:33So the best thing that a person can do
08:35when they experience repeated palpitations,
08:37especially when
08:39there are additional symptoms
08:41like dizziness,
08:43a feeling of death,
08:45chest pain,
08:47or difficulty breathing,
08:49the best thing to do
08:51is to go to a doctor
08:53or a hospital
08:55for proper tests
08:57in order to diagnose
08:59Arrhythmia.
09:01Doc, I'm just curious
09:03what's the difference
09:05between Arrhythmia
09:07and panic attack
09:09or anxiety attack?
09:11Because you mentioned palpitations
09:13and breathing,
09:15they seem to have similarities.
09:17What's the difference, Doc?
09:19Okay, so
09:21when we say palpitations,
09:24that's the sensation
09:26that you feel
09:28that your heart is beating differently.
09:30So we can feel palpitations
09:32in a
09:34normal situation.
09:36For example, when you're tired
09:38when you're exercising,
09:40you can feel your heart beating.
09:42That's also palpitation,
09:44but it's not the medical pathologic
09:46type of palpitation.
09:48Like what I said earlier,
09:50what if there's a problem in love life?
09:52But that could
09:54only be the symptom of palpitation.
09:56When we say Arrhythmia,
09:58that's the time
10:00that the doctor
10:02diagnosed through certain tests.
10:04The most common would be the ECG.
10:06There are certain tests
10:08that demonstrate
10:10that the heart is irregular
10:12or has a problem.
10:14Some people who just
10:16experienced palpitations
10:18for different reasons,
10:21when we say palpitation,
10:23it's just normal.
10:25Maybe it's just palpitation
10:27or maybe it's just very sensitive.
10:29That's why it's just a normal test.
10:31When we say Arrhythmia,
10:33that's the time
10:35that the doctor diagnosed
10:37that there's a problem
10:39in the electrical conduction
10:41of the heart.
10:43So in the lab tests
10:45and lab results,
10:47there's a problem
10:50in the heart.
10:52I think Meiji will be free
10:54to drink coffee later.
10:56I don't think so.
10:58Doctor,
11:00when the heart beats,
11:02should we follow it?
11:04Oh my!
11:06If we feel something,
11:08maybe we should follow it.
11:10Let's just go for it.
11:12Alright.
11:14Doctor,
11:16you said that
11:18how can we avoid it?
11:20What should we do?
11:22What would you recommend
11:24to avoid Arrhythmia?
11:26Well,
11:28there's no first aid
11:30that the person can do
11:32right there.
11:34But of course,
11:36we have many ways to treat it.
11:38There are medicines
11:40which are specifically designed
11:42to combat Arrhythmia.
11:44At the same time,
11:47aside from the medicines,
11:49there are procedures
11:51that we can do
11:53to help the person
11:55to terminate the irregular heart beat
11:57if there's a problem.
11:59Now, in terms of avoiding it,
12:01the best thing to do is
12:03to avoid the risk factors
12:05that we mentioned earlier.
12:07If it's hypertensive,
12:09let's try to maintain a normal body weight.
12:11If it's diabetic,
12:13try to maintain a normal blood sugar.
12:15Avoid smoking and tobacco products.
12:17Let's try to avoid alcohol consumption.
12:19Let's maintain an ideal body weight
12:21and a good exercise regimen
12:23which should be regular.
12:25It's really key
12:27in terms of disorders
12:29and diseases,
12:31your healthy lifestyle.
12:33Thank you so much, Doc.
12:35We know that there are lab tests
12:37and procedures
12:39that can be avoided.
12:41Once again, thank you so much,
12:44Christopher Oliver-Nazal
12:46for giving us your time
12:48and important information
12:50that we are enlightened about arrhythmia.
12:52Have a nice day, Doc.
12:54Thank you, Doc.