The term ‘Tachycardia’ is used to denote increased heart rate over 100 beats per minute.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TACHYCARDIA
- CAUSES OF TACHYCARDIA
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TACHYCARDIA
- DIAGNOSIS OF TACHYCARDIA
- TREATMENTS FOR TACHYCARDIA
- PROGNOSIS OF TACHYCARDIA
- COMPLICATIONS OF TACHYCARDIA
- TACHYCARDIA AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF TACHYCARDIA
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF TACHYCARDIA
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF TACHYCARDIA
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TACHYCARDIA
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF TACHYCARDIA
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR TACHYCARDIA
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR TACHYCARDIA
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR TACHYCARDIA
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR TACHYCARDIA
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR TACHYCARDIA
- HOME REMEDIES FOR TACHYCARDIA
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR TACHYCARDIA
- YOGA FOR TACHYCARDIA
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF TACHYCARDIA
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TACHYCARDIA
- Palpitations
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Fainting
- Rapid pulse
CAUSES OF TACHYCARDIA
- Fever
- Infections
- Hyperthyroidism
- Cardiomyopathy
- High or low blood pressure
- Coronary artery disease
- Excess consumption of alcohol, caffeine
- Exercise
- Certain medications
- Smoking
- Stress
- Anaemia
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TACHYCARDIA
In tachycardia, abnormal electrical impulse begins in any part of the heart it will spread throughout the myocardium. Increased heart rate manifested in patients with high BP. The over sympathetic activity increases blood pressure and contributes to hypertension. The mechanisms of increased sympathetic nervous system activity in hypertension involve alterations in baroreflex and chemoreflex pathways at both peripheral and central levels.
DIAGNOSIS OF TACHYCARDIA
- Proper history taking
- Physical examination – Auscultation
- Electrocardiogram
- Echocardiogram
- Coronary angiogram
- Chest X-ray
TREATMENTS FOR TACHYCARDIA
- Anti-arrhythmic medications
- Catheter ablation
- Antihypertensive drugs
- Thiazide diuretics
- Calcium channel blockers
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
- Angiotensin II receptor blockers
- Diet modifications
PROGNOSIS OF TACHYCARDIA
- Prognosis is based on the cause of tachycardia and underlying diseases.
COMPLICATIONS OF TACHYCARDIA
- Frequent fainting spells
- Heart failure
- Ventricular tachycardia may become fatal
- Heart attack
TACHYCARDIA AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda,tachycardia falls under a Vata dosha imbalance disorder.
- According to Ayurveda, the heart rate controlled by ‘vyanavayu’
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF TACHYCARDIA
The risk factors are;
- Excess consumption of ununctuous, dry, salty, cold food
- Excessive physical exercise.
- Suppression of natural urges.
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF TACHYCARDIA
- Palpitations – hridrava
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF TACHYCARDIA
- Vata, pitta and kapha dosha move through all channels of circulation. Due to the subtle nature of vata it impels the remaining two doshas.
- The aggravated vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other doshas.
- The aggravated vata resides in the heart, blood vessels and produces increased heart rate.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TACHYCARDIA
- Urasula – chest pain
- Palpitations – hridrava
- Breathing difficulty – srama swasa
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF TACHYCARDIA
- Symptoms are manageable – yapya roga
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR TACHYCARDIA
Ayurvedic local treatment for tachycardia
- Shirodhara – pouring of medicated liquid overhead
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR TACHYCARDIA
- Medicines that causes anulomana
- Gandharvahasthadi kashayam
- Arogyavardhini vati
- Laghusuteshekhara rasa
- Brahmi vati
- Aswagandha churna
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR TACHYCARDIA
- Virechana – purgation
- Vasthi – medicated enema
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR TACHYCARDIA
Internal administration
- Bruhat Nayoapayam Kashayam
- Gandharvahasthadi kashayam
- Arogyavardhini vati
- Laghusuteshekhara rasa
- Brahmi vati
- Siva gulika
- Sidhamakaradhwaj
- Parthalasunadi Tablet
- Arjuna
- Vrikshamla
HOME REMEDIES FOR TACHYCARDIA
- Sleeping for 8hrs
- Placing a damp towel over face
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR TACHYCARDIA
- Avoid food items that produce vata dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because vata imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Avoid smoking
- Consume less salty foods
- Avoid heavy exercises which further aggravate the conditions.
- Oil massage on affected area advised. Which alleviates vata dosha
- Take proper rest.
YOGA FOR TACHYCARDIA
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from stress-related tachycardia
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
- Savasana – relax the body and mind
- Balasana
- Bhujangasana
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