Stroke is a common reason for hospital admission, and it is appropriate for CMS. to want to measure and improve the quality of stroke care. Unfortunately, the two. measures chosen â stroke mortality and readmission within 30 days of hospital. discharge â fail to accurately reflect hospital performance.
In brief: Sinus arrhythimia. This is the kind of heart arrhythmia that anxiety can cause and is a normal heart beat that happens to be irregular in timing. The high rate is similar to when you exercise. Since heart is pumping normally during sinus arrhythmia, it is harmless (other than causing more anxiety). Also, they tend to be short and self-limited, especially if anxiety is relieved. This is the kind of heart arrhythmia that anxiety can cause and is a normal heart beat that happens to be irregular in timing.
It's well known that anxiety can cause heart palpitations, and it's believed that the main cause may be an over-awareness of one's own heart, combined with surges of adrenaline that may occur at random in those with anxiety. These types of palpitations often trigger panic attacks. Panic attacks themselves can also cause palpitations. During a panic attack, two things occur that lead to rapid heartbeat: First, the sympathetic nervous system is on high alert, which may lead to a rapid increase in heart rate. Second, during panic attacks, people often have a tendency to hyperventilate.