Irregular Heartbeat
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Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• A rapid heart rate prior to fainting with loss of consciousness

• Peripheral cyanosis

• Altered mental status (delirium)

• Difficulty breathing / breathlessness

• Fainting with loss of consciousness

• Benign arrhythmias such as extrasystoles

  Arrhythmias are issues with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat, where it might beat too slowly, too fast, or with an irregular pattern. Benign arrhythmias are heartbeat irregularities that do not cause any symptoms. Causes include certain medications, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, inhaled aerosols, diet pills, stress, etc.

• Atrial fibrillation (AF)

  Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition causing an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate, which can result in blood clots in the heart. It increases the risk of stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. Common causes include heart valve diseases and heart failure.

• Migraine

  A type of headache that typically presents as throbbing, pulsating pain on one side of the head, sometimes with associated nausea or sensitivity to light and sound. Sometimes, sensory disturbances, such as vision changes (seeing flashing lights or zigzag lines), can occur before the headache. The pain may worsen on exposure to bright lights or loud noise. Triggers for migraine include stress, poor sleep, caffeine, and hormonal changes in women.

• Graves' disease
• Amyloidosis
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Tuberous sclerosis
• QT prolongation syndrome
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

• Atrioventricular block . sick sinus syndrome

  These conditions involve issues with the heart's electrical conduction system. Signals may be transmitted too fast, too slow, or not at all to some areas of the heart. Both men and women are affected, and the risk increases with age.