If your heart suddenly skips a few beats while staying up late, will it cause sudden death?

When I was doing a popular science article on the topic of "sudden death" recently, someone asked me with some concern:

"Dayang, I have to work overtime and stay up late recently... I always feel my heart suddenly skipping a beat, and occasionally I can feel a click. What's going on? Am I going to die suddenly?"

Due to time constraints, I only gave him and his companion a brief answer, which was roughly as follows:

This is a common symptom of premature heart beats. When an attack occurs, people will feel their hearts pounding, and will also experience symptoms of fatigue and dizziness.

Almost everyone with heart disease will experience premature beats, and a 90% chance of healthy people will also experience premature beats.

The causes of premature beats are different and the dangers are also different.

If this happens once or twice due to staying up late, you don't need to worry too much about sudden death. However, you must drink water in time and get enough rest, and the symptoms will be well relieved.

I have been quite busy recently and have little time to organize the official account. It is really not easy for workers.

Today I write an article about "Premature Heart Beats" for everyone----------

I have to say that with the development of the Internet in today's society, people's nights are no longer as colorful as those of the ancients. Some people stay up late because they forget to rest while playing games, some people stay up late because they are immersed in watching videos, some people stay up late because they work overtime for the normal delivery of projects, and so on. In short, not sleeping and staying up late seem to be a kind of "fashion", but here I want to tell you that such "fashion" is unacceptable!

I believe that those who have stayed up late have had similar experiences. On the night of staying up late or for two or three consecutive days thereafter, the heart suddenly "skips", and you feel anxious, chest tightness, thirst, etc. This is premature heart beats.

What are premature heart beats?

Under normal circumstances, the heart beats at a uniform rhythm, and the normal heart beat rhythm is sent from the sinoatrial node, which is called sinus rhythm. If the myocardial cells outside the sinoatrial node also send out a beating signal, it will cause the heart to beat prematurely, which is called premature heart beat.

In layman's terms, "premature heart beats" means that the heart beats prematurely;

"Premature heart beats" can be divided into benign "functional premature beats" and malignant "pathological premature beats";

Most premature heart beats will not affect hemodynamic changes, and only a very small number of premature heart beats will induce malignant arrhythmias. If not treated in time, they will develop into what we often call "sudden death."

Among middle-aged and young people, most premature beats are functional premature beats, which have no specific cause and are mostly related to mental stress, fatigue, poor sleep, smoking, drinking, strong tea, coffee, etc. They will generally be relieved with a short rest or "heal without treatment."

Functional premature beats generally do not affect your physical health, nor will they cause sudden death, so you can rest assured.

How to prevent premature heart beats?

In fact, if we develop good living habits, we can prevent premature beats to a certain extent.

1. Keep a regular schedule;

2.Good eating habits;

Quit smoking, limit alcohol intake, drink less stimulating drinks such as strong tea and coffee, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and eat less peppers. Properly increasing the supplementation of various vitamins is conducive to the prevention of various diseases.

3. Exercise according to scientific rules;

Getting moderate exercise every week and reducing or eliminating late nights can help improve heart health.

4. Maintain an optimistic attitude;

In addition, electrocardiogram is the best method for diagnosing premature beats. People with fewer premature beats need to do a dynamic electrocardiogram to catch them;

If you have frequent premature beats, thousands of times a day, and no organic heart disease is found after examination (such as coronary heart disease, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, etc.), you don't need to be nervous;

If the patient has obvious symptoms of palpitations that seriously affect their life, please seek medical attention in time and take appropriate medications as prescribed by the doctor.

Finally, I would like to advise everyone------

The night is so beautiful, no matter how dangerous it is

There are always people who stay up all night with dark circles under their eyes

Love is too beautiful, staying up late is too dangerous

I'd like to spend all my time sleeping

(Those who can sing "Princess", the representative work of "Rain God" Jam Hsiao, can sing it. I have made some adaptations, but it will not affect the singing.)

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