Bradycardia is a kind of violations of a rhythm of a cardiac muscle. At children it is shown by considerable decrease in heart rate. The disease leads to heavy complications therefore at its identification it is necessary to take the appropriate measures in due time.
Symptoms and causes of bradycardia
Both external factors, and internal can cause a disease in children. Violations of functions of endocrine and nervous systems, the high intra cranial pressure, the postponed infectious diseases, strong overcooling of an organism, poisoning with nicotine or lead are common causes of development of bradycardia. Also the illness can develop after intake of strong medicines, at a gipoterioza, problems with brain blood circulation and rapid growth of heart and internals.
Bradycardia also has a temporary phenomenon. Heart rate can decrease after a strong fright, a long delay of breath and emotional loading. In such cases the parents do not see a doctor.
The slackness, weakness, small appetite, dizziness, consciousness loss, short wind, cold plentiful sweat, jumps of arterial blood pressure, low concentration of attention, pain in a thorax and the slowed-down pulsation belong to symptoms of bradycardia. Because of violation of work of heart the organism is badly supplied with blood. It leads to exhaustion of a cardiac muscle which is broken off over time. Not to allow it, it is necessary to address the children's cardiologist in due time.
Treatment of bradycardia
After diagnosis of the child it is necessary to show to the doctor regularly. In case of moderate bradycardia, without obvious pathologies of heart, in therapy there is no need. If together with this illness the disease of some body or a system is found, the doctor appoints treatment for elimination of this disease. At complex therapy use medicines which eliminate oxygen starvation, korrigirut exchange of electrolytes. At the expressed bradycardia, narushayushche a blood-groove, antiarrhytmic medicines are appointed. The medicines including in the structure one of such components as caffeine, a belladonna, atropine, eleuterococcus extract, a ginseng root, izadrin and a belladonna belong to them. All medicines to the child are selected individually. Full liquidation of that disease which became the cause of bradycardia is the cornerstone of therapy. Also during treatment of an illness solar bathtubs, classes in the pool, the sparing douche and morning exercises will be useful. Long and regular walks in the fresh air are recommended.