Sign that your heartbeat is too slow, warns the Mayo Clinic
Former Vice President Mike Pence recently has surgery to treat the condition.
Thursday, the Mike Pence office announced that the former vice-president had been equipped with a cardiac stimulator, a device that helps theheart Beat regularly. In 2016, a pence was noted having a slow and diagnosed heart rate with a condition called left packet branch block, an anomaly in the electrical pulses of the core. The pence, 61, should fully restore the implantation of the cardiac stimulator, which is a common procedure. But what is the frequency of heart rhythm caused by a block of package branch and how do you know if you have it? Here's what the experts of theMAYO Clinic Say that you should look for. Read on and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss this new urgent:Here's how you can catch Covid even if you are vaccinated.
Fainting
The packet branch block does not cause symptoms in most people, both with the disease do not know, the Mayo clinic says. A symptom that may occur is fainting (also called syncope). If you have fainted, it is advisable to consult your health care provider to exclude serious causes.
Feel like if you are about to vanish
Some people with a package branch might feel like fainting, which is known as Presyncope.
Risk Factor: Abnormal Heart Rhythm
A package branch block can affect the left or right sides of the core, resulting in an abnormal heart rate. According to the Mayo Clinic, the causes of the branch block differ that the side of the heart is affected.
The left side can be affected due to high blood pressure, a heart attack, heart muscle infection, thickened, or rigid cardiac muscle (a condition known as cardiomyopathy).
The right side can be affected because of a blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism), a heart attack, congenital cardiac defects, high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, or a heart muscle infection.
Risk factor: Advancement of age
Bundle Branch Block is more common in seniors than among young people. A study published in the Korean newspaper of internal medicine revealed that1.7% of people over 40 and 3.4% of people over the age of 65,had the condition.
Risk Factor: Underlying Health Issues
"Have high blood pressure or heart disease increases your risk of having a packet branch block," explains the Mayo Clinic.
If you have risk factors or symptoms of, a low heart rate, your health care provider can test to determine if this is the case, to determine whether health problems cause and establish a treatment plan for correcting any of these underlying causes if necessary. And to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseSigns that your illness is actually coronavirus in disguise.