How to treat a fast heartbeat

Tachycardia, medically termed tachycardia, is a common type of arrhythmia characterized by a heart rate exceeding the normal range (typically 60 to 100 beats per minute in adults). Its treatment depends on the specific cause and type.

1. Identify the causes of increased heart rate, such as anxiety, physical activity, medication side effects, or heart disease. For patients without apparent organic heart disease, lifestyle modifications may be the first step, including reducing caffeine intake, avoiding excessive fatigue, and practicing deep breathing or meditation to relieve stress.

2. Medications: For patients in the early stages of arrhythmia, medications to slow the heart rate may be used under a doctor's guidance, such as metoprolol tartrate tablets, atenolol tablets, or propranolol hydrochloride tablets.

3. Radiofrequency ablation: If tachycardia is caused by arrhythmias such as atrial flutter or atrial fibrillation, radiofrequency ablation may be considered to slow the heart rate by blocking abnormal conduction pathways and focal points.

4. Implantable pacemaker: When symptoms are very severe and medications or ablation are ineffective, implantation of a pacemaker may be considered to control heart rate.