In rare cases, lung-related conditions have resulted. Aspects of Living with Arrhythmias Having an arrhythmia may affect many different aspects of a person's life. For any single area, a person may be affected a little, a lot, or somewhere in between. We will ask you to think about these aspects in terms of how they would affect your quality of life. This list was developed from discussions with 70 arrhythmia patients and their families.
Some people experience little change after the diagnosis.
Others, whose brains may have lacked oxygen during a cardiac arrest, have trouble with all the aspects of memory listed above. B. Emotional Well-Being Having an arrhythmia, having it treated, and living with uncertainty about the future may often affect a person's emotional state. A patient may feel anxious and depressed more often than before. When a person is anxious, he or she feels nervous, tense, and fearful. Being depressed means feeling sad, discouraged, and hopeless.