Bradycardia: Slow Heart Rate Causes and Treatment with Dr. Poulina Uddin | San Diego Health

0:37 - What causes slow heart rate?
1:31 - Who is most at risk?
2:07 - How too know when to be concerned?
3:00 - How to know when its time to see a doctor?
4:15 - Does it cause insufficient blood flow to the brain?
5:40 - How do you treat bradycardia?
6:50 - What is the recovery time from surgery?
7:18 - When to go to the emergency room?
8:00 - What happens if bradycardia is left untreated?

[mray]

I had a RHR of mid 30’s to 40 until I got a leadless pacer two days ago. OMG do I feel better, way more energy, the slight edema is going away and I’m more upbeat. I’ve always been very active, at the gym 3x/week, but the bradycardia was really dragging me under. If your cardiologist recommends doing so get t the pacer AND DISCIPLINE YOURSELF, DO THE WORK.

[igp]

I wish Dr. Uddin was my cardiologist. She is very informative and seems to be a master in her specialty.

[rlandauro]

I’ve been a high competition football player (soccer) since I was 6 years old… Played until age 26. Continued running and staying active with long distance running afterwards. Today I am 38 and my resting heart rate at night is 39.

[rosemaryparker]

My husband is getting a pacemaker tomorrow. Yesterday was feeling light headed but he didn't think much of it. Happened to have a doc appointment today and his heart rate was 30 so good thing he had an appointment. Thanks for the info.

[asafashar]

A good piece, indeed. Still, it would help if some statistics would be provided in support, e.g., percentage of sufferers by age, etc. Dr. Uddin is a good and clear explainer.

[TomJones-winh]

I’m in the initial stages of getting tests done to isolate the cause of my slow heart rate and I found this video very helpful and informative.

[charold]

My cardiologist said I just have a slow heart rate, and that’s it. I’m never dizzy or short of breath, thank God, but I’m not an idiot and know it could get worse as I get older ( I’m in my early 60s now). My rate was average up until a few years ago. Not sure what happened. May never know. It’s possible I had covid, but I doubt it.

[wanjiruwarama]

I normally have a low heart rate (in the high 50s or low 60), But when I went to the clinic because of a persistent chest congestion, which I wanted checked so it didn't develop into pnemonia, my rate was in the 30s. I had no other symptoms. My heart was also missing a beat. They called an ambulance.
After another EKG, an X-ray, and a lung catscan(?) at the emergency. they could not explain it. I was referedd to a cardiologist. Will see what they come up with.

[samgaming]

Excellent video. It can also be the case that when someone has raised intracranial pressure, their heart rate slows down- in which case, of course, correcting the pressure will help! But for sure, most cases are seen in athletes, or due to ageing degenerating the pathways or due to an acute heart attack

[BrianJColbyYT]

I was hospitalized with cellulitis and COVID last year, and one night I was there I had paroxysmal atrial flutter and fibrillation (without any symptoms!), which drove my heart rate to 157bpm. After they administered metoprolol, my rate spontaneously returned to normal sinus rhythm a few hours later.

I have been on metoprolol since my discharge, and along with diet and health changes, the paroxysmal atrial flutter has not occurred since then. My normal resting pulse is 48-53 without any symptoms, and my blood pressure has improved dramatically to an average around the 110s/70s. If I walk or do physical activity, it goes up to the 70s or 80s, and then returns to the 50s when I sit down.

[kijavata]

I have brady sinus and when i sit its 45 when i sleap is 37 sometimes i feel sad

[Pierremontquaker]

My resting heart rate is around 52 (at sleep it can go to 47/48), I am a runner, 4/5 times a week, but by no means an athlete. I am on blood pressure meds which I thought might be causing me being light headed during the day, or it could be my anxiety. Now I am concerned it could be Bradycardia.

[Carma.Carisma]

My resting heart rate has been low for many years, down to 35 is common - like today. No problem with that.

[R.R.Brahma]

I am 80. So my max. HR would be 140bpm. My sleeping HR is 55.
I reach 156bpm during strenuous exercise like hiit. I feel fine. During lifting with 2 min rest between sets I get 144bpm after 45 min.

[YosefSkato]

I am 32 years old and my resting frequency is in the 40s, I am not an athlete and I feel no symptoms whatsoever other than sometimes I feel a bit shortness of breath but nothing major.

[semmes]

i have brady but suffer no symptoms at least that Im aware of. Im athletic 63 had afib but 3 ablations cured it otherwise I feel fine exercise 5-6 days a week weight training golf cycling and walking, my resting heart rate is 45-48 BPM, while exercising i get it up to anywhere from 95-114

[BlackwoodIllust]

My average heart rate is between 57-60 bpm but I notice it sometimes has dipped down to 48, usually in my sleep or resting. Should I reach out to my primary physician for her opinion?

[JerrTheHooman]

I've wondered this for a while. I wouldn't consider myself an "athlete" but I work out sorta regularly. I'm 26 and my resting heart rate has been in the 40s for at least the past 8 years. I have palpitations often but I'm also naturally anxious/on edge so I just chocked it down to that. I cut my hand open recently and had to go to urgent care. The nurse there told me she heard a murmur but I assumed that was related to the blood loss and the fact that I ran 3 miles before I cut my hand open...

Now that I've typed that out, it seems concerning 😂. I just don't want to be a hypochondriac

[tetrodotoxin]

My heartbeat during an op recently on my hand was 38-43bpm and 97% oxygen with I quite the surgeon a text book blood pressure I can't remember the exact numbers. The heart rate monitor kept setting of an alarm was a little concerning but I felt fine

[juliustorres]

I have a congenital heart defect as a baby (surgically corrected) a swell as an irregular heartbeat. I don’t ever feel dizzy or anything. But my watch says when I fall asleep I go down to 38 bpm. But through the day I’m 60-70 bpm