If you've been feeling breathless, you get puffed out taking the stairs, you’re feeling dizzy or fainting or you have chest pain you may have an arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. Lots of people can have arrhythmias and they can be caused transiently in response to too much caffeine, sports drinks or a night on the town.

If you have an illness like pneumonia or you’ve had pericarditis (inflammation of the lining of the heart) due to a viral infection you could have irregular heartbeats.

Having asthma can increase the likelihood of an arrhythmia because you may not get enough oxygen to your heart so it’s essential that your asthma is properly controlled.

Some arrhythmias are temporary and harmful and may not be picked up until your doctor detects it during a routine check.

If you experience breathlessness, wheezing, dizziness, light-headedness or fainting or you have any chest pain you should seek emergency medical care.

Some arrhythmias that can cause breathlessness include atrial fibrillation, AV Nodal re-entrant Tachycardia (fast heartbeat caused by an extra pathway through the AV node of the heart), bradycardia (slow heartbeat) and heart block (a blockage of the heart’s electrical signals). Some types of arrhythmia are dangerous so it’s important to seek medical advice if you are experiencing symptoms of breathlessness or a tight chest.

If you are diagnosed with an arrhythmia you could visit the London Heart Rhythm Group. The expert consultant cardiologists who work at their private clinics across London are dedicated to treating patients with chest pains, breathlessness, dizzy spells, collapse and loss of consciousness.

If you choose the London Heart Rhythm Group for your cardiac care you will be choosing from some of London’s top cardiologists. Our cardiology team specialise specifically in cardiac arrhythmia, ablation and other treatments to restore normal heart rhythm. One of their main areas of interest is the management and treatment of fainting due to irregular heartbeat.

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You can bypass NHS waiting lists and book an appointment to suit you at one of our facilities. You can have a full medical examination and consultation. If a problem is detected, we have a variety of treatment options that we can discuss with you including medication and catheter ablation solutions.

We accept private health insurance from all of the major health insurance providers so you needn’t worry about costly bills preventing you from accessing the best cardiac care for you. We can also accept self-funded clients. If you’re tired of feeling tired, you’re always out of breath and you suspect your heart is to blame, you can call for your personalised and patient centred appointment in one of our London locations.