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Question Title: bradycardia/gastric by-passForum: The Heart Forum
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| Could you please comment on the role / effects of sinus bradycardia as a possible result of gastric by-pass surgery and subsequent significant weight loss? Thank you.
Dear cmg, Thank you for your question. Whenever the body decreases it's caloric intake be it through surgery or other means (i.e. starvation) the metabolic functions of the body slow down as compensation. Therefore I would not be surprised to see a drop in heart rate as a result of severe caloric restriction. Hope this answers your question. I hope you find this information useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for general purposes only. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. Please feel free to write back with additional questions. If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.
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