According to the American Hospital of Parisit is now possible to recover from a cardiac arrhythmia thanks to a technological device capable of ablating the short circuits responsible for cardiac arrhythmias.
The normal heart rate required is 60 to 100 beats per minute. It is abnormal when it exceeds more than 100 beats per minute or below 50 beats per minute. And when it varies above for no apparent reason, we speak of cardiac arrhythmia. This cardiac arrhythmia usually occurs from cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure, valvulopathy, heart failure, myocardial infarction. The other possible cause could be a hormonal disorder. This disease is very serious and very present in France with more than 700,000 people diagnosed. It is lethal without treatment and even with treatment. However, the good news, it is experiencing scientific progress and can now be cured.
What is a cardiac arrhythmia?
Resting heart rate matters 50 to 100 beats per minute. This interval varies from one individual to another. Depending on the individual’s activity status, the heart rate may increase or decrease. Other events can impact this heart rate. For this purpose it is coffees, taking medication, fear stress, anger, outside temperature, medication. These events for some and the emotions for others are fleeting. So the increase or decrease in heart rate must be as well. On the other hand, when the heart rate varies for no apparent reason over a long period, at this time, the subject shows signs ofCardiac arrythmia. Indeed, cardiac arrhythmia is a rhythm disorder affecting the atria, ventricles and all the organs of the heart. It should be noted that the atria are the major organs of the heart rhythm. And, when they are affected, the entire cardiac system is impacted. What can lead to heart disease? like stroke, exhaustion of the heart, respiratory disorder, etc..
What are heart rhythm disorders?
Several abnormalities and dysfunctions are at the origin of cardiac disorders. The first disorder observed concerns atrial and ventricular fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation : Resulting from an irregular contraction of the atria, atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. It is also the most serious form. Indeed, it occurs following a poor filling of the ventricles. At this stage, the blood stagnates clots thus generating strokes and other heart attacks.
ventricular fibrillation : At this point, cardiac arrest is imminent and even death of the subject. Indeed, when ventricular fibrillation occurs, the ventricles beat extremely fast reaching 250 times per minute. At this level, mechanically the ventricles can no longer contract. This generates cardiac arrest and death of the subject.
Can heart arrhythmia be cured?
Indeed, on the site of the American Hospital of Paris, we can read that the French, European and American scientific recommendations look favorably on radiofrequency ablation or cryotherapy as a treatment. Because, this method is more curative than antiarrhythmic drugs. To this end it is marked as follows: “Today, French, European and American recommendations mainly place ablation by radiofrequency or cryotherapy as first-line treatment, because it alone guarantees a definitive cure of cardiac arrhythmia and in particular of atrial fibrillation.” This implies that this ablation is the only way to cure definitively and totally cardiac arrhythmia.
How will this operation be carried out?
Surgery will take place. It is performed under general anesthesia of the body to allow the patient to suffer less. Le Rhythmologue will be responsible for this operation. He will insert a catheter into the vein at the level of the groin as mentioned on the site of the American Hospital of Paris. Then this catheter will be routed to the cardiac atria, in particular at the entrance to the pulmonary veins. This operation allows to visualize the heart and all cardiac contractions. Visually reconstructing short circuits. And it is here that the ablation will take place. It may be an ablation by radiofrequency or cryotherapy. The first ablation is requested to create lesions which will isolate the abnormal electrical signals and thus prevent their propagation in the rest of the heart. The second is requested according to the American Hospital of Paris to check the electrical disconnection in real time using a balloon inflated at the entrance to the pulmonary vein and which is cooled using a gas at -60°.
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