The term “bradycardia” refers to an abnormally slow heart rate, and it is entirely dependent on the individual’s age and physical health.
Adults are generally considered to have bradycardia if their resting heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute (BPM).
There are, however, some exceptions: during deep sleep, the heart rate can drop below 60 BPM, and adults who are physically active (such as athletes) frequently have resting heart rates that are lower than 60 BPM.
Causes
Causes for bradycardia include:
- Having issues with the heart’s natural pacemaker, the sinoatrial (SA) node
- issues with the conduction of electrical impulses from the atria to the ventricles, preventing this from happening as it should
- Symptoms of metabolic issues like hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone)
- Heart damage brought on by cardiovascular conditions or heart attacks
- Several heart medications have the potential side effect of bradycardia
Symptoms
Bradycardia is characterized by slow heartbeats, which can result in inadequate blood flow to the brain.
- Fatigue or feeling weak
- Dizziness or lightheadedness
- Confusion
- Fainting (or near-fainting) spells
- Shortness of breath
- Difficulty when exercising
- (In severe cases) Cardiac arrest
Complications
Serious or persistent bradycardia, if untreated, can lead to:
- Heart failure
- Fainting (syncope)
- Chest pain (angina pectoris)
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT
Cannabis indicaEven though this remedy has a very slow heartbeat, it still has the desired effects when it comes to the nervous and mental symptoms.
Ascelpias cornuti— The patient has a very slow heartbeat, violent nervous headaches, with the pain between the eyes being the most severe.
DigitalisThe pulse is slow but may become irregular, intermittent, and excited by the slightest movement when this remedy is indicated, and there is a feeling that the heart would stop beating if he moved. These symptoms are typically indicative of some type of organic heart disease.
OpiumThe drowsiness and stupor, as well as the slow, stertorous, and puffing respirations, indicate that the pulse is slow and full with depression on cerebral function.
Paris quadrifoliaThinking aggravates the pain in the occiput, and this remedy causes a slow, full pulse, especially when the cause is spinal affections brought on by trauma.
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