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Q: Slow heart rate bradycardia
asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 11th, 2008
I am 18 and have always had a really slow heart rate, I never thought anything of it, but recently I have been informed that slow heart rates can be dangerous. I've been sitting in bed for a while and just took my heart rate acouple times and it consistently ranged from 38 and 40. What should it be at? I'm active but not exceptionally so. Is this healthy? Is there anything wrong with me?


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on February 20th, 2008
Fitness Answer A3704
If your slow heart rate, or bradycardia, was dangerous you wouldn’t be able to enjoy physical activities. I am not sure that you measured your heart rate properly so you can visit your GP for a precise heart rate measurement and you can also request that s/he perform an ECG. Bradycardia that manifests with symptoms such as hypotension, syncope etc. should be treated. You didn’t report any symptom so I don’t see anything else that's wrong here.




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