Chest tightness during nap

If you feel chest tightness during a nap, you should pay attention to it. There are many reasons for chest tightness, which may be related to some heart diseases, such as arrhythmia and myocardial ischemia. It may even cause some more serious heart diseases, so you should go to the hospital for regular examinations in time, including electrocardiograms, 24-hour dynamic electrocardiograms, etc.

Chest tightness during nap

How long did the chest tightness and panic last? If the disease recurs, it is recommended to go to the hospital for an electrocardiogram. Especially when panic attacks occur, observe whether there are any arrhythmias. If the ordinary electrocardiogram cannot fully detect it, a 24-hour dynamic electrocardiogram can be performed, and then targeted treatment can be given.

Treatments for heart arrhythmias

1. Electric shock

When arrhythmia occurs, if it causes a decrease in cardiac blood transfusion, resulting in shock or quasi-shock, doctors will use a defibrillator (a medical electric shock device) to deliver an electric shock to the patient's chest to restore the heart to normal heartbeat.

2. Pacemaker

It is done by placing an electrode wire on the surface of the heart or inside the right ventricle and connecting the other end to a battery (containing a sensor). When the heartbeat slows to a certain degree or stops, the sensor will emit electric waves to stimulate the heart to beat. This is specifically used to treat heart block. Another type of regulator is used when the heart beats too fast, and its effect is like an external electric shock. The battery of the pacemaker is usually placed in the subcutaneous tissue under the clavicle of the chest or in the abdomen. The battery life is more than 10 years. If the power is used up, the battery can be replaced through surgery. Patients with pacemakers should avoid contact with high voltage electricity. Electromagnetic waves are close to each other. When using a mobile phone, avoid placing it close to the battery to avoid affecting the function of the pacemaker.

3. Drug treatment

Medication can restore the heartbeat to normal or reduce the frequency of irregular heartbeats, but it can usually only control the condition and not necessarily cure it.

4. Surgery

After an electrophysiological examination, some arrhythmias can be treated with electrocautery via a cardiac catheter to burn the source of the arrhythmia or the congenital abnormal nerves to achieve a radical cure. WPW syndrome and paroxysmal and supraventricular tachycardia can often be treated with this method, with a success rate of up to 95%. The reason for failure is usually that the abnormal nerve tissue is not completely burned away, or there are abnormalities elsewhere that are not detected during the examination.

5. Radiofrequency ablation

Radial artery puncture interventional catheter radiofrequency ablation (RA-interventional catheter radiofrequency ablation) is a minimally invasive method for treating arrhythmia. It finds the path of abnormal electric wave conduction after performing physiological electrophysiological examination, and uses high-frequency current to instantly burn the tissue that conducts abnormal electric waves, thereby eliminating abnormal physiological electrical conduction and achieving the purpose of treating arrhythmia. Experts from the Chinese Cardiac Intervention Center pointed out that after radiofrequency ablation via radial artery puncture, patients need to actively cooperate with doctors in related postoperative care to avoid unnecessary harm.