27/08/2014
Cardiac arrhythmia: * still very slow or very fast or irregular heartbeats. The heartbeat can be abnormally low (bradycardia) or abnormally high (tachycardia).
> Causes: * Stress.
* Excessive consumption of to***co, alcohol or stimulants such as coffee.
* Cardiac, vascular diseases or lung diseases:-arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries and the heart walls) and atherosclerosis (deposits of fats and cholesterol on the arteries-based).
-COPD.
-coronary.
* Dehydration.
* Certain medications such as diuretics and antiarrhythmic drugs.
Normal aging.
> Symptoms: * the manifestations of cardiac arrhythmia are palpitations, dizziness, heart rate too slow or too fast, drop in blood pressure, Dyspnea (shortness of breath)., chest pain, edema.