Symptoms of Sinus Arrhythmia

Written by Zhang Yue Mei
Cardiology
Updated on September 21, 2024
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Symptoms of sinus arrhythmia vary according to different causes, including sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, sinus arrhythmia, sinus arrest, and sick sinus syndrome. Mild cases of sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, and arrhythmia generally do not present noticeable clinical symptoms. However, severe cases can experience symptoms such as palpitations, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Sinus arrest and sick sinus syndrome often present more severe clinical symptoms, including not only shortness of breath but also dizziness, blackouts, fainting, and acute cerebral ischemia and hypoxia.

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Symptoms of Sinus Arrhythmia

Symptoms of sinus arrhythmia vary according to different causes, including sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, sinus arrhythmia, sinus arrest, and sick sinus syndrome. Mild cases of sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, and arrhythmia generally do not present noticeable clinical symptoms. However, severe cases can experience symptoms such as palpitations, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Sinus arrest and sick sinus syndrome often present more severe clinical symptoms, including not only shortness of breath but also dizziness, blackouts, fainting, and acute cerebral ischemia and hypoxia.

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Does arrhythmia premature beat have danger?

Premature beats, also known as premature contractions, abbreviated as premature beats, are a type of early ectopic heartbeats. They can be classified according to their origin into sinus, atrial, junctional, and ventricular, with ventricular being the most common. Premature beats are a common type of ectopic rhythm that can occur on the basis of sinus or ectopic rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation. They can occur occasionally or frequently and may irregularly or regularly follow each or several normal beats, forming a bigeminy or trigeminy pattern of premature beats. Generally, sinus, atrial, and junctional premature beats do not involve rapid ventricular rates and are usually not life-threatening. Although most premature beats are functional and do not cause damage to the heart, some pathological premature beats occurring on the basis of structural heart disease may further induce arrhythmias. In particular, ventricular premature beats may provoke ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation and in severe cases, may lead to sudden cardiac death. Additionally, multifocal atrioventricular premature beats are often a precursor to atrial fibrillation.

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Does arrhythmia cause nausea?

Mild arrhythmias, such as sinus bradycardia, sinus arrhythmia, occasional atrial premature contractions, and first-degree atrioventricular block, have minimal impact on hemodynamics, so they generally do not show obvious clinical symptoms. In cases of severe arrhythmias, such as sick sinus syndrome, rapid atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and sustained ventricular tachycardia, significant arrhythmias affect hemodynamics, reduce blood flow, and cause mesenteric artery spasm, which can lead to clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal ischemia, such as nausea, and even bleeding, ulcers, or paralysis.

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How to alleviate arrhythmia

Arrhythmia is very common in clinical settings, and its treatment mainly includes etiological treatment and symptomatic treatment. If a patient experiences occasional premature beats without significant hemodynamic effects, special treatment may not be necessary at this time. However, if a patient repeatedly experiences supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and other arrhythmias, cardiac electrophysiological examination and dynamic heart rate monitoring should be conducted. Antiarrhythmic drugs or even radiofrequency ablation may be administered for symptomatic treatment, as uncontrolled arrhythmias can easily lead to sudden death in patients.

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Causes of sinus arrhythmia

Sinus arrhythmia, the most common cause of which is instability of the nerves that regulate the heart, referred to as the autonomic nervous system. This instability leads to sinus arrhythmia, which is commonly seen in children during their growth phase, women during menopause, or individuals who often stay up late and are under significant work stress, leading to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. It can also be caused by patterns of breathing that lead to arrhythmias; the heart rate increases during inhalation and slows during exhalation, producing this type of physiological arrhythmia. Generally, this kind of arrhythmia does not require drug treatment. By improving physical exercise, ensuring adequate sleep, and avoiding stimulating beverages or coffee, this type of heart rate can return to normal.