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Just had a EKG and was wondering if this is normal or considered low
So had the EKG yesterday for a problem I have been having for a year or so and the results were 53 BPM. Is this normal? I am currently living at an elevation of 4,435ft and I work out at least 3 times a week. She told me I might need to eat more salt even though my sodium levels came back as normal....
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A resting pulse rate or heart rate of 53/min is often normal for a person of your age but may indicate an underlying disease. As Caregiver said, the reading alone is meaningless. Cardiac causes of low pulse rate are failing heart, arrhythmia, degenerative myopathy, heart attack, or due to a valve disease.
Non cardiac causes can be drug or alcohol abuse, hypothyroidism, electrolyte imbalance, prolonged bed rest, and autoimmune disease. If indeed you have a resting heart rate of around 50 or below, please get this checked ASAP, by a cardiologist. It is important to reach at the conclusion that it is normal for your age.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
A resting pulse rate or heart rate of 53/min is often normal for a person of your age but may indicate an underlying disease. As Caregiver said, the reading alone is meaningless. Cardiac causes of low pulse rate are failing heart, arrhythmia, degenerative myopathy, heart attack, or due to a valve disease.
Non cardiac causes can be drug or alcohol abuse, hypothyroidism, electrolyte imbalance, prolonged bed rest, and autoimmune disease. If indeed you have a resting heart rate of around 50 or below, please get this checked ASAP, by a cardiologist. It is important to reach at the conclusion that it is normal for your age.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
The figure is meaningless without being connected with a blood pressure reading.
It's a tad low, but within normal lmits.
There are many missing pieces.
It's a tad low, but within normal lmits.
There are many missing pieces.
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