In those cases when a woman is diagnosed with a rapid pulse or a heart rhythm that significantly exceeds the norm for her age during pregnancy, she is told that she has a tachycardia. The fact that a pregnant woman has tachycardia can be said if the heart rate is more than a hundred beats per minute.
Usually, with such a disease as tachycardia, a pregnant woman may have symptoms such as chest pain, severe palpitations and dizziness, frequent shortness of breath, headache. She very quickly gets tired (fatigue), hardly suffers any physical exertion, there may be fainting and numbness of different parts of the body (in some neglected cases). With sinus type of tachycardia, general weakness, anxiety and dizziness can be observed, this type is quite common for women during pregnancy. Most often tachycardia is affected by women with anemia.
Causes
There are many reasons that can cause heart palpitations in pregnant women. They have a different nature, the influence of many of them at the moment has not yet been studied to the end. One of the most frequent reasons consider excessive maintenance in an organism of the pregnant woman of those hormones that can cause an increase in intimate or cardiac reductions. Also, the following diseases and phenomena can contribute to the appearance of tachycardia during pregnancy:
- Obesity;
- Anemia;
- Overdose of vitamin preparations for pregnant women;
- Allergic reactions to vitamin preparations for pregnant women;
- Bronchial asthma;
- Disturbances in the thyroid gland;
- Presence of blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism);
- Any type of pulmonary infection;
- Ectopic pregnancy;
- Frequent anxiety and stress;
- Too high temperature;
- Dehydration of the body;
- Sepsis;
- Acute form of insufficiency of the adrenal cortex;
- Great blood loss;
- Rupture of the uterus;
- Embolism with amniotic fluid;
- Obstetric bleeding;
- Placental abruption;
- Side effects from some medications and drugs;
- Heart diseases, including myocardial infarction or impaired blood flow to various parts of the heart;
- Serious injuries.
Treatment
For the treatment of tachycardia during pregnancy, a thorough and detailed diagnosis of the disease, as well as the most complete information about the disease, when it began, how it developed, what symptoms were present. It is necessary to closely monitor weight gain, since obesity during pregnancy can be one of the factors contributing to the development of tachycardia. Also, it is necessary to completely avoid means that can stimulate cardiac activity. These include tobacco, drugs, caffeine, alcohol and many others. If it is known that the cause of a tachycardia is a disease of the lungs or the heart, then it is necessary to consult a doctor as soon as possible.
For the treatment of sinus type tachycardia, drugs from the group of beta-blockers, antiarrhythmics and calcium channel blockers are usually used. The first allow you to establish control over how adrenaline acts on the sinus node, and the preparations of the other two groups allow you to monitor how the sinus node generates electrical impulses. Take medication should only be prescribed by a doctor, since many drugs, such as Amiodarone, can adversely affect the health of the pregnant woman and her unborn child.
Usually the mild form of tachycardia is observed in most pregnant women - this is normal, since the heart of the pregnant woman has to work more to ensure a normal flow of blood to the uterus. So, when there are light signs of tachycardia, you should not panic. As a rule, in such cases it is enough to rest, drink plenty of water to restore the water balance in the body - and the heart rhythm will come back to normal. Stress relief techniques, such as meditation and yoga, can also help. If you are healthy, and the manifestations of tachycardia are weak and do not bother, you can usually not even go to the doctor - this tachycardia will be gradual itself.