What is a cardiac arrhythmia? The disorder that ‘Kun’ Agüero would suffer and could leave him out of the courts

On October 30, the Argentine player Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero was forced to withdraw from a football match played by his team, Barcelona FC, against Alavés for the 12th date of the Spanish League, after suffering chest discomfort: a heart arrhythmia.

The Argentine national team assured days ago that he had to wait “for a while” undetermined to have news regarding the treatment that follows after suffering this heart attack during the game against him Alaves, and that he could have a minimum of three months off the field.

As detailed by Radio Catalunya today, the forward suffers from a heart disease “grave”And pessimism grows about him playing football again, because his illness is incompatible with professional sports.

Cardiac arrhythmia

The International Clinic website ensures that a cardiac arrhythmia describes an irregular heartbeat or rhythm. With this condition, a person’s heart may beat too fast, too slow, or at an abnormal rate. They occur when the electrical signals that coordinate the heartbeat do not work properly.

a heartbeat Healthy is related to counting the number of times the heart beats each minute (bpm) during rest, known as the resting heart rate.

The range for a healthy resting heart rate varies between individuals, but is usually taken as a healthy heartbeat when heart with 60 and 100 bpm.

Arrhythmia may not cause noticeable symptoms. However, if they are very frequent and irregular, or are the result of a weak or damaged heart, they can cause serious symptoms and complications such as fast or slow heartbeat, dizziness, chest or chest pain, shortness of breath, and even loss of consciousness.

If the disease becomes complicated, people with arrhythmia may have cardiovascular accidents O heart failure.

It is known of the consequences that suffering from this disease can generate; However, very little is said about the causes that lead to living with this heart disease.

The International Clinic assures that there are several factors that can cause the heart to function incorrectly, among them are alcohol abuse, diabetes, excessive consumption of caffeine, hypertension, stress, smoking, among others.

Treatments

Currently there are treatments for arrhythmias and, although they do not cure this condition, they generally help reduce serious episodes.

• Some doctors recommend the use of a pacemaker, which is placed under the skin of the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. It uses electrical pulses to make the heart beat at a regular low rate.
• Ablation therapy: With this treatment, a surgeon inserts one or more catheters into the heart, specifically in the area that is suspected to be the source of the arrhythmia. Through this, small sections of damaged tissue are removed, often correcting this condition.
• Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD): During this procedure, a device is implanted near the left clavicle for heart rhythm monitoring. If an unusually fast rate is detected, it stimulates the heart to return to its normal speed.