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Overview
Because underlying heart disease so often causes or aggravates arrhythmias, the guidelines that apply to managing heart disease also apply to managing arrhythmias. These guidelines are largely the same as the guidelines for preventing arrhythmia and heart disease (see Preventing for details), but it's important to note that it is not too late to make lifestyle changes when you have an arrhythmia.
These include:
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Diet: As recommended by the American Heart Association, a healthy diet can help to control heart disease.
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Obesity: It's also important to balance calories taken in through food sources with calories burned through daily activity and exercise.
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Exercise: In addition to helping control weight, daily exercise that works the aerobic system is good for your heart.
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Smoking and alcohol: The American Heart Association recommends you quit smoking and restrict alcohol use to one drink per day (for women) and two per day (for men).
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Stress: Daily stress has also been linked to heart disease, so removing as much stress as you can from your daily life is advised.
This section discusses other special considerations for people with existing arrhythmias:
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