Cost of Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers in India

Arrhythmia is condition in which the heartbeats don't work properly, causing the heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. This activity may cause irritation and sometimes may threaten even the life.

Types of arrhythmias:

1. Tachycardia. It refers to a fast heartbeat.
2. Bradycardia. It refers to a slow heartbeat.

May include:

• Fluttering in chest area.
• Chest pain.
• Shortness of breath.
• Tachycardia.
• Bradycardia.
• Anxiety.
• Fatigue.

Responsible for arrhythmia:

• Heart attack
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Sleep apnea
• Blocked arteries
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Smoking
• Drinking too much alcohol or caffeine
• Drug abuse
• Stress or anxiety

May be recommended:

• Blood tests
• Physical examination
• Electrocardiogram
• Holter monitor
• Echocardiogram
• Stress test
• Electrophysiological testing

Treatment for slow heartbeats: These are treated with the help of pacemaker as of now there is no medication which can speeds up the heart.

Treatments for fast heartbeats:

Vagal maneuvers: These are some conditions which include holding your breath and straining, dunking your face in ice water, or coughing.

Medications: Which include blood thinners and all.

Cardioversion: If you have atrial fibrillation, then cardioversion may be used.

Catheter ablation: In this procedure, the surgeon threads one or more catheters through your blood vessels to the heart. In this way extreme cold or radiofrequency energy are used by electrodes to ablate a tiny place of heart tissue to make an electrical block to avoid arrhythmia. Treatments with the help of implantable devices:

Pacemaker: It is an implantable device that helps control abnormal heart rhythms, which is put near collarbone under skin through a minor procedure.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator(ICD): This is for the patient who are at high risk with highly irregular heartbeat. It is a battery-powered device implanted in the same place.

Treatments with the help of surgery:

Maze procedure: In this procedure, the doctor makes some incisions in the heart tissue to make a maze of scar tissue. This is very effective but recommended for the people who don't have any other treatment left.

Coronary bypass surgery: In case of having severe coronary artery disease in addition to arrhythmias, the surgeon may recommend this procedure.

Which may increase risks:

• Coronary artery disease
• High blood pressure
• Congenital heart disease
• Thyroid problems
• Electrolyte imbalance
• Diabetes

May include:

• Stroke.
• Heart failure.