Heart rate and peicarditis with effusion

[Joannesing]

I have read to keep the heart rate below 100 while healing from pericarditis and effusion.   My heart rate rockets up to 140 when I stand though.  How can I keep it below 100 beats per minute?  I try to change positions slowly, but it is not helping.  

What is a normal heart rate for people when standing and light walking around the house?

[auntiejessi]

How severe is the effusion? Has your cardiologist told you? When they do the echo/imaging, they measure it, and can tell you. They might tell you a number, or say something like small, moderate or large.

The effusion may be causing the increased heart rate, but if you are only feeling this when you stand up, you may have something else going on. Have you spoken to your doctor about it? You really should.

[Joannesing]

The effusion is moderate.  I wont hear from the cardiologist until the 29th.

[auntiejessi]

Does the doctor know you are experiencing this? If not, you should really contact them before the 29th. It's okay to do that.

There's not really a way to slow your heart rate down if something is causing this, like orthostatic hypertension. Your doctor needs to know what's happening and evaluate you.

I hope you get some relief.