Can people with arrhythmia eat meat?

Written by Zhang Yue Mei
Cardiology
Updated on June 27, 2025
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Patients with arrhythmia can eat meat. Animal meat is a major source of nutrition for humans, containing abundant vitamins, trace elements, minerals, and high-quality protein essential for the human body. Eating meat can enhance the body's immunity and disease resistance. Avoiding meat can lead to decreased resistance and potentially result in nutritional deficiencies. Not all arrhythmias are caused by diseases; they can also occur in normal populations. Some arrhythmias in healthy individuals may arise from disturbances in autonomic nerve function, and these individuals are not affected by eating meat. Patients with coronary heart disease should avoid fatty meats and opt for lean meats when consuming meat.

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What department should I go to for arrhythmia?

Arrhythmia is generally treated in the department of cardiovascular medicine. What is arrhythmia? It mainly refers to abnormalities in the frequency, rhythm, origin, conduction speed, or excitation sequence of the heart's impulses. Based on the principles of arrhythmia occurrences, it can be divided into two major categories: abnormalities in impulse formation and abnormalities in impulse conduction. Abnormalities in impulse formation include sinus arrhythmias and ectopic rhythms, while abnormalities in impulse conduction include interference atrioventricular dissociation, sinoatrial conduction block, intra-atrial conduction block, atrioventricular conduction block, and bundle branch block, among others.

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What medicine is used for arrhythmia?

There is still no consensus on the drugs commonly used for arrhythmia. The main classes used clinically are as follows: The first class is sodium channel blockers, which include three subclasses: moderate, mild, and significant sodium channel blockers, respectively comprising quinidine, lidocaine, and propafenone. The second class mainly consists of adrenergic receptor blockers, with propranolol being a representative drug. The third class of drugs selectively prolongs the repolarization process, among which amiodarone is commonly used clinically. The fourth class is calcium channel blockers, which mainly block calcium channels and inhibit the inflow of calcium, with verapamil being the main representative drug. Long-term use of anti-arrhythmia drugs can cause varying degrees of side effects, with severe cases possibly leading to ventricular arrhythmia or fatal cardiac conduction block. Therefore, when using these drugs clinically, it is essential to strictly control the indications, monitor adverse reactions, and strictly follow the doctor's prescription for rational medication.

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Can arrhythmia be cured?

There are many types of arrhythmia, some of which, like sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia, occasional premature atrial contractions, premature ventricular contractions, and premature junctional contractions, can also occur in healthy individuals and usually do not require treatment. Another category requires treatment, such as supraventricular tachycardia, including atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, which can be cured by radiofrequency ablation. Additionally, conditions like atrial fibrillation can be treated with radiofrequency ablation; many patients may be cured, but some may not respond to this treatment and require medication instead. There are also patients with intrinsic structural heart disease presenting various arrhythmias that can only be managed with medication, not cured.

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Symptoms of Sinus Arrhythmia

Symptoms of sinus arrhythmia vary according to different causes, including sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, sinus arrhythmia, sinus arrest, and sick sinus syndrome. Mild cases of sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, and arrhythmia generally do not present noticeable clinical symptoms. However, severe cases can experience symptoms such as palpitations, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Sinus arrest and sick sinus syndrome often present more severe clinical symptoms, including not only shortness of breath but also dizziness, blackouts, fainting, and acute cerebral ischemia and hypoxia.

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What tests are done for arrhythmia?

The examinations required for arrhythmia are as follows: First, an electrocardiogram, which is the most important non-invasive diagnostic technique for diagnosing arrhythmias. Second, a Holter monitor test should be conducted, which records the electrocardiogram continuously over 24 hours to possibly capture the occurrence of symptoms such as palpitations and fainting, and whether they are related to arrhythmias. It clarifies the relationship between arrhythmias or myocardial ischemia attacks and daily activities, as well as their diurnal distribution characteristics, and can assist in evaluating the efficacy of medications and the condition of pacemakers to some extent. Third is the exercise test; if palpitations occur during exercise, an exercise test can assist in making a diagnosis. Fourth is the esophageal electrocardiogram, which is a useful non-invasive method for diagnosing arrhythmias. Fifth is the cardiac electrophysiological study, typically involving the placement of electrode catheters on the upper and lower parts of the right atrial wall, the tip of the right ventricle, the coronary sinus, and the His bundle area, with the electrical activity at these sites being simultaneously recorded using a multi-channel physiological recorder with 8-12 channels or more.