Why are elderly people prone to arrhythmia?

Why are elderly people prone to arrhythmia? First of all, with the growth of age, physiological changes such as body aging will have different degrees of influence on the conduction system of the heart, which is prone to conduction disorders, sick sinus syndrome and atrial fibrillation. Secondly, the elderly often have different degrees of circulatory diseases, such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, pulmonary heart disease and so on. These diseases will cause insufficient blood supply to the myocardium, which is more likely to cause various arrhythmia and conduction block. Furthermore, the elderly have low tolerance to drugs, and the function of sinoatrial node may be impaired. When using drugs that affect the heart conduction system, they are more likely to have side effects and lead to arrhythmia than young people.

Generally speaking, the common causes of arrhythmia in the elderly are:

1, caused by disease

Old people get older, and then one of the problems is that their resistance also drops, and then they are more likely to cause arrhythmia due to some diseases. This is the most common reason why the elderly are prone to arrhythmia. Many elderly people have different degrees of circulatory diseases, such as coronary heart disease, hypertension and pulmonary heart disease. These diseases will cause insufficient blood supply to the myocardium, which is more likely to cause various arrhythmia and conduction block.

2. Some drugs can cause

Usually, drugs don't have any effect on us. But the elderly are not suitable for taking medicine. The elderly have low tolerance to drugs, and the function of sinoatrial node may be impaired. When using drugs that affect the heart conduction system, they are more likely to have side effects than young people, which is also a common cause of arrhythmia.

3. Physical aging is the main reason.

With the increase of age, physiological changes such as aging will have different degrees of influence on the conduction system of the heart, which is prone to conduction disorder, sick sinus syndrome and atrial fibrillation, which are also the causes of arrhythmia.

The above analysis is a common cause of arrhythmia in the elderly, and I hope it will help everyone. If an elderly friend has arrhythmia, he must go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying his illness.