The dangers of irregular heartbeat in children

If your child has arrhythmia, it will be quite troublesome because they are in a stage of growth and development. If there is a problem with the heart, it will affect the normal function of various organs and tissues in their body. They should be given detailed examinations and treatments in the early stages so that the frequency of their symptoms will not become so frequent.

Many arrhythmias have no symptoms. If you have symptoms, they are usually the following:

1. Palpitations (a condition in which the patient can feel the heartbeat getting faster and heavier)

2. Slow heartbeat

3. Irregular heartbeat

4. The heart pauses between beats.

Arrhythmia caused by serious diseases is often accompanied by some symptoms, including dizziness, chest tightness, chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating, pale face, cold limbs, convulsions, coma, etc. People with mild arrhythmia can still work and study as usual. [1]

The treatment of arrhythmia has undergone a major change. A major clinical discovery in the treatment of heart disease: arrhythmia must be treated from the spleen (stomach).

1 Physiological and pathological correlation between the heart and spleen (stomach) The heart belongs to fire, and the spleen (stomach) belongs to earth. There is a mother-child relationship between the two, which nourishes each other and complements each other. It is said that "a son can make his mother empty, and a mother can make her son full."

2 The synchronization of “treating the heart, spleen (stomach) together” and the practicality of treating the spleen (stomach) to heal the heart “Internal damage to the spleen and stomach will lead to all kinds of diseases.” The spleen and stomach are the foundation of acquired constitution and the source of Qi and blood production. If the spleen (stomach) is weak, various diseases will arise. The heart Qi and blood will not be nourished, and heart disease will arise. Hence the saying "heart and stomach are the same disease". For heart disease, patients must pay attention to regulating the spleen and stomach, avoid greasy food, and do not eat too much. Even for patients with heart failure, do not forget to strengthen the spleen and stomach and relieve stagnation. This can indeed be effective in treating heart disease, and the effect is much better than treating the heart disease only from the heart.

3. Emphasis on the importance of spleen and stomach rising and falling in the treatment of heart disease. "The spleen is located in the middle burner and is the pivot of the rise and fall of Qi." The rise and fall of Qi is the basic form of physiological activity of the body and an inevitable process to maintain human life activities. That is, the spleen (stomach) is dysfunctional, the essence of food cannot be digested, lipid metabolism is disturbed, and it gathers and produces turbidity, or it is damp heat, or phlegm and dampness. The turbidity and phlegm are intertwined, stagnant and become a habit, which hinders the heart from functioning and becomes the so-called "chest pain" syndrome of "phlegm and dampness blocking the heart meridian".

Therefore, raising and lowering the spleen and stomach and blocking the formation of pathology can be described as "preventing disease instead of treating existing one." The disease is located in the heart, but its root is in the spleen. It goes without saying that the importance of regulating the spleen and stomach to cure heart disease lies therein. However, most traditional Chinese medicines are lacking in their ability to replenish qi and promote diuresis, and they only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

4 The subordination of "symptoms and root causes, urgency and slowness" in the treatment of heart, spleen and stomach Regardless of the cause or the treatment method, Chinese medicine believes that heart disease is often caused by spleen and stomach disease first. This is because "the spleen (stomach) is the source of phlegm." Although the heart is responsible for both blood and blood vessels, the heart can only function normally if the spleen (stomach) transports and transforms and raises clear fluids normally, the blood supply is continuous, the blood vessels are nourished, the blood quality is normal, and there are no evil ripples of turbid phlegm, dampness and heat flowing into the body. Otherwise, spleen (stomach) disease will affect the heart. Current research shows that dysfunction of the spleen and stomach can lead to the generation of phlegm, and the combination of phlegm heat and phlegm dampness can cause metabolic disorders.