Recently, the number of young patients

Recently, the number of young patients in their 10s and 20s who are outpatients has increased significantly, complaining, "My heart is pounding," "I'm short of breath," and "My heart is pounding."
Even a second-grade elementary school boy came to visit, and the child's parents seemed to be convinced that the child was a fake disease. However, the result was diagnosed as arrhythmia (early ventricular contraction, more than 20% per day) and was transferred to a professor of pediatric heart at a university hospital.

Arrhythmia in most young people is rarely dangerous.
But...The actual patients are quite struggling and suffering.
In particular, if you try to sleep at night, but "throbbing" occurs, you will not know the frustration and fear unless you have experienced it.

☑️Why is there a story of arrhythmia among young people?

🔗Increased health concerns:
The younger generation is highly interested in health, and access to information has improved through the Internet, which has led to more cases of recognizing symptoms and visiting hospitals.

🔗Stress & Lifestyle:
Increased stress and irregular lifestyle habits (lack of sleep, excessive caffeine intake, overwork, etc.) among young people, such as study, employment, and social life, can affect the occurrence of arrhythmia.

🔗Possibility of increasing actual occurrence:
It cannot be ruled out that the incidence of arrhythmia in young people has actually increased due to various factors such as environmental changes and dietary changes.

☑️ Common types of arrhythmia among young people (most are okay)

🔍External contraction (early atrial contraction, early ventricular contraction):
It is most common, causing "heart throbbing," "throbbing," and "throbbing." It appears mostly in healthy people, and it is often not a serious illness. Stress, caffeine, and lack of sleep can be the cause.

🔍Current ventricular tachycardia (PSVT):
Arrhythmia where the heart suddenly beats very quickly (150-250 times/min) and then stops.
Although it can be accompanied by dizziness and chest tightness, it is common in young women, most of whom do not have structural heart disease, and is often not dangerous.

🔍Tachycardia/Chroma of Dongseong:
This is when the heart rate is faster or slower than normal.  
There may be various causes such as exercise, excitement, stress, and hyperthyroidism, and it may not be a big problem if there is no causative disease.

🔍 Rarely, but be aware of arrhythmia:
Atrial fibrillation/atrial sinus rhythm: It is common in the elderly, but it can also occur rarely in the young. It needs to be managed due to the risk of blood clots.
Ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation: A very dangerous arrhythmia, which can cause fainting or sudden death. It occurs mainly in cases of heart disease, and is very rare in young people.

☑️ "My heart is pounding" symptoms, how should I look at them?

Symptoms: Heart palpitations, rattling, pounding, feeling of heart beating fast, chest tightness, dizziness, fatigue, etc

🚨When should I go to the hospital? (Important!) 🚨
🩸 Chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, and fainting
🩸When your heart beats frequently and for a long time
🩸When you have a family history (arrhythmia, sudden death)
🩸 When I feel a different and severe palpitations than usual

☑️ Diagnosis and treatment

🔎 Diagnostics:
-ECG: the most basic examination
-24-hour electrocardiogram (Holter): Check for arrhythmia in daily life
-Exercise load check: Check for arrhythmia during exercise
-Echocardiography: Identifying Heart Structural Abnormalities
-Additional tests as necessary (blood tests, electrical physiology tests, etc.)

🔎 Treatment:
-Improving your lifestyle: managing stress, sleeping regularly, reducing caffeine/alcohol intake, quitting smoking, etc
-Drug treatment: use of beta blockers or antiarrhythmic drugs if necessary
-Procedures/surgery: Rarely, procedures such as high-frequency electrode ceramic resection may be required.

☑️ Young people's arrhythmia, let's not worry too much!

-Mostly benign: young people's arrhythmia is often not serious, such as extracorporeal contractions, paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia.
-Accurate diagnosis Important: If you have symptoms, it is important to visit a hospital, consult a specialist, and get an accurate diagnosis.
-Lifestyle Improvement: Healthy lifestyles can alleviate and prevent arrhythmia symptoms.