Can your resting pulse be TOO low?
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yes!\n\nhttp://www.medhelp.org/perl6/cardio/archive/14037.html\n\na number of ailments cause it. However you can get it to 50-60 or so with it being normal if you're an avid runner.
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If what you were wearing was a holter monitor, No!\nIn the 24 hours that you wear this, something must appear in the reading as abnormal. If nothing showed up as abnormal, and you're  still concerned, you should let your Cardiologist know that you are still uncomfortabe with the results.Obviously, no one could tell you that your palpitations are benign, in that there could be a few things going on. But, palpitations are very common in all of us. You can't relate these with 'major heart problems', as you ask. Major heart problems are in a different class. In the 24 hours that you wore this monitor, an event had to take place in this time. What are the chances of this, again, no one really knows.You can't expect even an educated guess here. What you're experiencing cannot go any further in a forum like this. The question is obtuse and requires your presense, your medical history, and your current symptoms.\n\nEssentially, you need to speak to your doc. Further, please don't ASK or ANSWER medical questions online. You will find, as you already have, that you'll get answers from laymen who think they know what they're talking about and being a layman yourself, you may mistakably take their advise. In this, you could be asking for big problems. I would be happy to answer questions you may have in giving you medical direction. Feel free to contact me. \n\nGrizz\n\nP.S. If you(audience) are not educated in this field, DO NOT answer medical questions in this forum. If you do, you are far from realizing that you may be putting people in danger. This is not the place for opinion, or personal experience regardless of your SINCERE intentions.
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go to the doc and ask for a stress test.. you should'nt get short of breath so easily... it could be heart related but could also be anxiety related too.. go get it checked out!
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What is your non resting heart rate 60-100 beats per min. is a healthy heart rate
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a normal pulse rate is 60-100. You may need a physical if your HR and BP are up and has never done this before. You may just be out of shape or pushing yourself more, but it may be something more serious like heart rhythm prob or defects, anemia, etc.
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it is an abnormal heart beat\n\nif it worries you go to your doctor who can check it out
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dizziness or lightheadedness when rising from lying to sitting position or when standing...not just like "ooh i stood up too fast" but even when doing normal activities. also feeling cold in the limbs, fingers, toes can indicate low blood pressure and/or poor circulation. weak pulse can also be an indicator because there is not enough blood to cause a strong heavy beat in the usual pulse points like the wrist or neck.
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this is something you really need to discuss with a doctor .. there are many circumstances around this .. and you do not want to take advice about something this serious.. \n\nMy daughter had heart surgery, and they were worried about her heart rate as it gets slow at rest .. but because it speeds back up to normal when she moves they say it is okay.. \n\nyes an EKG can be inconclusive.. it is possible the nodes were misplaced ect.. you should have 2-3 done to check for sure.. but you need to see a doctor.. as this is such a serious matter.. any advice given here will pretain your specific issue.
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This sounds like Unstable Angina.  A normal heart rate can range between 50 and 80 beats per minute. The best way to take your pulse is to take your pointer finger and place it on the side of your neck. Relax and gently poke around until you feel the pukse. Count the number of beats for 30 seconds and multiply by two. This is your heart rate.  If you have pain in the chest or radiating down your arm, or if you feel as if someone is squeezing your chest and you can't breathe, you may be having a heart attack. Call 911 or have someone bring you to the nearest hospital for evaluation.
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You are refering to cardiac arrhythmias.  The heart beats too fast or too slowly with a consequence of diminished stroke volume or inadequate circulation of fully oxygenated blood.  This can produce dizziness, weakness and in worse cases fainting.\n\nThere are various causes.  Age or infections can cause wearing out of nerves that control the beating of the heart muscle.  Tiny clots in blood vessels can deprive a particular area of nerve and muscle tissues of oxygen and nutrients, likewise fatty deposits in the coronary arteries.\n\nThe beat which controls the heart begins in the SA node which causes the musculature of the auricles to contract while the nerve impulse travels to the AV node in the middle of the heart.  There it pauses briefly while the blood is pushed from the auricles into the ventricles.  When the AV node passes the impulse to the nerve fibers which energize the ventricles, these muscles contract sending returning venous blood to the lungs, and freshly oxygenated blood (from the lungs) to all the tissues of the body via the arteries.\n\nIf the SA node is irritated, it may fire too fast or too slowly.  The impulse arriving at the AV node could be delayed too long there.  That is called AV block.  If blockage is severe, the ventricles may fall out of sync with the rest of the heart.\n\nMuscle needs recovery time.  If impulses arrive too fast the muscle may contract weakly.\n\nWhen one node fails, usually undamaged nerve in an area nearby takes over.  This is called an ectopic node.  \n\nWhen things are working normally, your doctor can see so on the electrocardiogram, a recording of the electrical impulses produced by the nerves in the heart.  Same thing you see above patient's bed when he is connected to a cardiac monitor.\n\nThe line has certain parts called P,Q,R,S,T. The P wave is an initial small one, the impulse traveling through the auricles.  Then it flatlines for a fraction of a second as the impulse is delayed at the AV node.  The QRS, a sharp very noticeable spike represents the nerves firing in the ventricles.  This is followed by a broader T wave an these nerves recover in preparation for another firing.\n\nLots of different things can go wrong.  Much, but not all, can be determined from the EKG.  For example, the condition of the heart valves is not shown.  The doctor must take blood pressure readings, pulse, listen to the valve sounds.\n\nIf the aortic valve dows not close properly it can cause the heart to enlarge, the person has a very high systolic blood pressure (during beat), but a very low diastolic pressure (ventricles resting).\nMight be 200 over zero according to the nurse.\n\nSince our hearts are so vital, we should not take them for granted.  Don't eat too much fatty food.\nGet your exercise to keep up your circulation and reduce clotting.  Eat healthy foods that serve to maintain your nerves.  This requires vitamins and minerals.  Too little Calcium can cause problems.  Too much or too little potassium also causes trouble.\n\nThis is only a partial explanation of a big subject for a little place.\n\nGot to stop somewhere.
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Ask a good seasoned cardiologist. I wouldn't be asking it in this dump anyways.  I would venture to say that you have some type of Sympathetic Beta blocked problem from you pons and medulla, thus blocking your AV nodes.  If you ask online then power search open doctor or people with similiar problems forums.  I'm sure the doctors gave you the anomalous medical term for your condition to use in Google or something similiar.\n\nAnd I doubt it is a low blood pressure problem.  Low BP does not slow your heart, that is that you are correct when you say your heart slows down and stops, or you are imagining it that way.  Nor I doubt it is Diabetes, Diabetes would be spotted easily, and if it were that severe, you would be dead by now, and DB makes you incredibly thirsty and bruise easily.
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i have delt with thousands of patients with a slow heart rate(bradycardia) and it most cases it causes no inconvenience to the person life style or health,, there is simple medication available that will encourage the heart to pump at a normal rate..\na pace maker is a last resort for most patients and usually for the over forties..\nhaving said that a lot depends on what is causing the problem and how slow is the heartbeat.... a heart beat of 60-80 pm is normal for a adult at rest but some athletic people have a heart rate of 40 bpm at rest\nthe heart is a complex organ and has many safety features built into it,, the initial beat comes from the s.a node at the top of the right atrium and sends a signal via the punjibe fibres to encourage the ventricles (lower heart chambers)to contract and pump the blood through the body,, however if the sa. node fails for any reason the heart can fire of the signal to beat at two lower locations and get the same result,, poss this is where your friends missing beat comes into play,, im sure her doctor will do what is required and you try not to worry about your friend im sure she will be fine  ... keep smiling
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might be arrhythmia,check with a Doctor it could lead to serious problems later
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Laying down will definitely afect a persons heart rate in most normal circumstances...at rest, the heart rate slows.  Do a google search on sympathetic versus parasympatheic nervous system responses
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The normal resting heartbeat range is from 60 to 100.
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its normal. when do you take your resting heart rate?If you take it during the day when you aren't doing anything odds are it will still be higher then usual. Take it before you go t obed and whe nyou wake up in the morning
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It depends on how serious your MVP is. If you have palpitations or erratic heartbeat in addition to a heart murmur, it would be best to speak to your health practitioner before embarking on any exercise. Indeed, even if you don't have palpitations/erratic heartbeat, I would still speak to a health practitioner to find out what sort of exercise you can do, the duration and the intensity of working out, just to be on the safe side.