The symptoms of arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) may include: Dizziness or feeling light-headed. Palpitations (a feeling of skipped heart beats, fluttering or “flip-flops”). Chest discomfort/ chest pain. Shortness of breath. Fainting. Pounding in your chest. A slow heartbeat. A racing heartbeat Weakness or fatigue (feeling very tired).
Irregular heartbeat (also known as abnormal heart rhythm or arrhythmia) arise from problems with the electrical conduction system of the heart. It occurs when the electrical impulses in your heart that coordinate your heartbeats don’t work properly so that your heart beat too fast, too slow or irregularly.
According to a study by scientists at Copenhagen University Hospital Gentoffe, people with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of irregular heart rhythm (known as atrial fibrillation), which is also a risk factor for stroke. The study involved more than four million people in Denmark, including 18,247 who had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Participants …