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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
bradycardia/gastric by-pass
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bradycardia/gastric by-pass
by cmg__0, Mar 25, 1999 12:00AM
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.
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, MD, Mar 25, 1999 12:00AM
, Mar 25, 1999 12:00AM_
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.
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