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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Fitness Answer A3704 Posted: 02-20-08 08:38am
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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