If you feel fine then a low heartbeat rate simply means a high flow capacity at each beat that satisfies the body's requirements. So nothing to worry about, be thankful!
In most cases yes, but not always. If you have a tendency to go light headed when you get up from a sitting position then it can be a sign of a problem.
When I was 56 my heart started slowing to the point I was getting lightheaded. I was admitted to hospital where I underwent seven days of testing. No problems were found with my heart or arteries except the slow rate. At one point while resting it hit 22 bpm. My usual resting heart rate has always been around 50 bpm. I was told I needed a pacemaker. I refused that option as they could not find any issue with the electrical system in my heart apart from it slowing down. They ran more tests, on one CT scan for my aorta they found a tumour in my bladder. As it turned out I had bladder cancer. Luckily it was at stage 1. I was booked for an operation to remove the tumour. After the tumour was removed my heart rate went back to my normal. Slow by average but no longer dropping to extreme levels. The doctors couldn’t explain the connection between my slow heart rate episode and the cancer. In this case the slow heart rate probably saved my life, the cancer was caught before any symptoms appeared thanks to the testing for my heart. I have been cancer free for ten years now and my heart is just fine. Thank you for your very informative video on bradycardia.
@@chandanritvik1 no idea about records. I was asked by a doctor how was I not passed out as my heart rate was 22 bpm. Can only tell you what I was told.
58 year old - athletic type - trail runner. I sleep at 40-44 on an average night. Run my heart rate up to 185 on occasion running up hills on a trail run. So, there is a huge variation amongst humans. Superstar athletes can have super low HR for sleeping - Tour de France riders often as low as 28-35, which is incredible.
When I was super fit in my 20s my heart rate was at around 34. I’m now in my 60s and it is around 45. I’m not fit now but am active. Mums heart rate was always slow and she is now 85 and in pretty good nick. I think it is a combination of an extremely active first 50 years and genetics.😊
I trained for marathons a bit younger, and when implemented hard interwall training, the resting hart rate went down. The stroke increase with hard training. It was easily under 40 bpm during rest or only sitting, and my whole body slightly moved in the rhythm of the hart beats :) Those were the days...
Ditto about marathon training, but for me, it's been nearly 20 years. And at one point, I had (likely unreasonable) Olympic aspirations. My resting heart rate was routinely in the 32-40 range. On more than one occasion, I recorded 24 bpm, for two minutes straight, just to be sure it was not a fluke. At lactate threshold pace, I could maintain 185-190 bpm for several minutes, even into my 40's. Now in my 60's, and nearly 100 lbs. heavier, and with not a spare minute for intentional, recreational exercise, my resting heart rate never drops below 56, and is typically in the 68-74 range. Those were indeed the days - feeling exhilaration, strong, powerful, almost invincible, those days before ...
Thanks for another excellent video. After my cardioversion last year I have a RHR of 36-40 overnight and around 43 daytime but it goes up and day as I move about and I have no symptoms. Your information made me feel at ease, thanks again
Very reassuring - the Garmin that I wear during the night "tells me" that my resting heart rate is 42/43 beats per minute. I have none of the symptoms that you describe and so, like I say, reassuring - thank you.
I was concerned at 33 bpm, went to hospital where it was 29bpm, transferred to heart hospital and reached the table at 17 bpm with 10 mins to spare as the pacemaker was fitted! Phew!
Hello my friend, I just read your message. In 2017, I suffered a couple of fainting do's. The second, I was sawing a piece of wood and fell face down on concrete. I was a mess. My heart rate went down to 25 bpm. I was fitted with a pace maker and never looked back. I'm a postie. I walk 10/12 miles a day and obviously carry weight. At the moment, I have no issues. I'm now 53 years old. Never smoked and drinking isn't part of my life and obviously no drugs. Great respect to our doctors and nurses, they're amazing. Best wishes.
@@ianwoods1384 Ian. We almost share the same name and obviously the same dodgy type of heart! I could not agree with you more. Two years ago at Bart's hospital, they saved my life (again) by pumping my heart by hand (two surgeons in rotation) until it restarted after a valve change operation. I have just begun playing (bad) golf again!. PS I was born Richard Wood.
@RichardDKneller Hello Richard, Thank you for your reply. My father's father was christened Richard Woods. Quite a coincidence! I'm glad you're well again and doing what you enjoy. Take care, my friend.
@darphillips2671 Hello, Sir. Thank you for a lovely, thoughtful message. I honestly feel blessed for kind thoughts from people. I'm a big believer in fate, and what will be, will be. Though not religious and nothing against it, Im a big believer in kind thoughts and prayers too. There were people in other towns, lighting candles for me, people I didn't know, though cared for me. It was very humbling. I feel blessed and very lucky. That said, I also politely believe everyone has a time, a time to do what they are meant to, then go somewhere else. I may be right, I may be a million times wrong. That's what I feel in my bones. Thank you, Sir, and thank you for your kind thoughts and for thinking of me. Take care, Ian.
😅I was an active triathlete for over 40 years and watched my heart rate slowly get slower and slower, after some runs going as low as 29-30BPM. After a bad bout with hay fever my breathing started to get affected so I went to my cardiologist just to be sure and he put a Halter monitor on me and low and behold my heart was actually stopping for 6-9 seconds at night. He thought it would be a good idea for a pacemaker. The only problem was the lowest they could adjust it for was 50 BPM, annoying at night, my heart felt like it was racing. Three years later it feels ok. My cardiologist said he found some studies have shown this overly low rate more and more prevelant with older atheletes that have been into heavy training for 30 years plus.
I am 48. My rest heart rate is 32. My max is 192. I run every day for 40-50 minutes. Despite my age I can still run 10k below 38 minutes. After years of trying to figure out why my heart beats so slow I gave up. Probably it is a combination of sport and genetics. One doctor said that I would probably die years ago if this would be some kind of heart disease
My resting HR was in the high 30s' to low 40's back in my club running days in university. Still in the mid to high 50's at age 68. Still maintain a form of endurance training to this day, although this mostly consists of easy running, longer walks and some basketball on the outdoor courts.
I’m 60 and I don’t quite understand bradycardia I’ve was told years ago I had this but never treated I don’t understand the difference in the heart rate vs. blood pressure. My bp is usually very low and when it is low my body is letting me know it’s low. I feel absolutely horrible like I am going to pass out any moment. I usually try to lay down until it passes. However, more often then not these symptoms return as soon as I stand up and start moving around again. I don’t know why this occurs and the only thing medical professionals say about it is “ don’t get behind the wheel and drive” whenever you feel that way! My father had CHF and terrible afib he had several strokes and heart related issues prior to his death in 2021.
I have always had a low pulse rate (many years of running starting at age 4). However, now my blood pressure has also decreased (long story why, but result of efforts to improve health). I have seen 87/56 blood pressure with 46 pulse rate. No symptoms I can detect. I am 84 years old.
Very well explained in fairly simple terms, i've had a pacemaker for around six months now and still getting the odd 38bpm at night, so you do wonder about the "settings" on these things !🤔
Me, 57 year old, RHR: 41 (on occasion as low as 35 overnight), 16 year old son, resting HR: 47. We're both trained athletes, but it raises eyebrows if we ever have to go see the quack LOL. All that bothers us is that we can still hit max HR, 175 for me and 205 for the lad. Incidentally my dad (now 95) had a pacemaker fitted for bradycardia, but I was never convinced it was necessary because he never had any symptoms and he was also quite athletic as a younger man. I guess genetics has a big part to play on HR as it does on athletic ability.
Not really what this video is about, but it is something I am still mad about. When I was in school, our sports teacher told us that when we were doing sports and our heart rate went up, that meant something BAD! She, for what reason ever, really thought that, and she made all the students worry about it for years. And although this is many years ago, those four years with her telling me and us this, I still find myself worrying about my heart rate when I'm doing active things, eventhough I now know better, and that it actually is the whole reason for doing sports and so on, to get your heart rate UP. How can a school keep a sports teacher that has these idiotic notions, making hundreds of children too afraid to do anything which raises the heart rate?!
What if the heart rate all of a sudden goes slower than it normally is? I’m usually between 60 and 70 but today it went to 50 and I felt tired which is what prompted me to check my pulse.
Thank you for a clear accurate and reassuring video. Having an ICD where the atrial lead failed within 10 months, my rhr went from 65 to 40bpm the lower rate set by the second icd lead. The health advice was just to take it easy, and it took two weeks to get to feel OK about the situation while the cardiologist tries to figure out what next. Your video was very reassuring that being aware of possible symptoms, life can carry on fairly normally. Thank you.
Life changed after pacer operation.Minimum heart rate now 60 bpm. Properly oxygenated during sleep now. Use to wake up feeling I could sleep for another 8 hours. 62 years old ex rower who thought I knew better.
I still don't understand why they call bradycardia a 'condition' because many don't have problems with it. It's like calling people who are not obese underweight in my opinion. My heart rate is almost impossible to get above 100BPM, and then it feels like end of life. My sleeping BPM is around 30. In rest and awake mostly between 39 and 47. Cardiologist isn't worried. He even isn't worried with my BP that easily raises to 200/100 (yes even when measured at home) but comes down to 140/72 after 15 minutes. Once we tried Beta blockers, and that appeared to be a very bad idea. When I start running, I'm exhausted after 2 minutes. Heart rate is still under 50, have to wait/walk for it to raise over 70 and then: no problems.
I’m 75 years old, sedentary lifestyle all my life and I have sick sinus syndrome. My normal heart rate is around 50…always has been. As this video says, the only concern is whether you have symptoms or not.
Thank Prof. Peter Barlis By heart matters . ! Great content ! needed for the patients and relatives to deal with heart problems. . This comment was intended for you only . Your name went so fast, thad I had to come back to beginning to find it.
My heart rate is in the lower 50tys when my doctor had me on Bata blockers it was in the lower 40tys with a lot of dizziness I'm glad the doctor stopped them
During my 25+ years as an amateur bicycle racer, my resting heart rate was regularly in the 40s. Now many years past that, and nowhere near as active, it's in the high 50s up to 70 sometimes.
My resting HR is around 44. I've woken up and measured as low as 39, but that's very rare. I have always had a problem with brown outs on standing up, but I've been able to vastly improve that by taking vitamin D regularly (1000IU).
I'm a 75 year old female my resting heart rate is regularly between 44 to 53. I take a brisk uphill two and half mile walk 6 to 7 days a week. I'm on the go all day till around 6pm with day to day chores, including gardening, shopping, housework ect. My BP through the day varies as in a circadian rhythm. I feel fine. however I do have attacks of svt from time to time, but have researched and now make sure my electrolytes are balanced and take magnesium Taurate which has made a huge improvement. I have been able to stop an attack of svt with the valsalver manoeuvres. I will not take pharma drugs, don't trust doctors anymore. Look after your health with nourishing food and excersize and be informed of self help methods. Online doctors are a great source of information. My BMI is 22.3.
Currently I have a wireless pacemaker that is installed in one of my ventricles. There is no discomfort and this week the battery life was predicted to be longer than 8 years . I am 78 years old, so the pacemaker should outlast me.
He really explains everything very well great video I’m wearing a heart monitor now for the next two weeks my heart beat bouncing all over the place mostly in the thirties I have been light headed and dizzy spells when I was in the doctor office yesterday getting my monitor my beats per minute were down in the thirties and then jumped up to the seventies by the time I got home back in the thirties…looks like I’m a candidate for a pacemaker will see what the monitor shows in two weeks but that’s my guess probably will need a pacemaker…really good doctor in the video.
Happens to me mostly when in bed sleeping or in bed in the mornings. 47, 48, 49. Not the entire night. Sporadically. The light headed, vertigo happened once.
I had no previous heart issues except a normal sinus rhythm EKG with Atrial Flutter. I had two EKGs this last year and both were normal. I had the 2nd Shingles Booster and had an acute reaction; declining until 3 weeks later, ending up in ER and admitted to the hospital for 5 days with uncontrollable pulse: DIAGNOSIS: CHF, AF, PLURAL INFUSION. Subsequently, I was sent home with 5 new Rxs. Four weeks later I had Cardioversion which restored my heart to normal sinus rhythm. The same Rxs were continued and post-CV I was in Bradycardia. I've started Cardio Rehab and had previously been very active and in excellent health; biologically younger than my current age of 71. My medical providers agreed. Having said this, I would appreciate your opinion on a vaccine triggering this new onset very disturbing condition. Thank you for your response.
56yo triathlete with a 40 RHR but I have seen it as low as 33 before. It's genetic as my RHR was in the low 50s when I was 20kg heavier and totally out of shape.
My resting rate is sometimes 55 and sometimes 60. I have heart palpitations at least twice a sweet. They last less than 30 seconds. I don’t have dizziness or fainting. I have an appointment with a cardiologist next week.
I used to have a resting heart rate around 49-53 but since being moved from atenolol to bisoprolol it has slowly increased to 60-65. When it was low I must say I never had dizzy spells etc.
@@_Obi-Wan_Kenobi_I had a combination of heart attack and quad bypass surgery and because of the damage to my heart the recommended course of action is to us beta blockers to prevent the heart from over exerting itself. Without it I might climb a mountain and when the body demands more oxygen the heart will automatically beat harder via the sympathetic nervous system. As the bypass was done with veins that are not as strong as arteries the excess strain could result in tears and death. Basically don't argue with your cardiologist 🙂
When i was younger, my resting pulse was in the 20's with 90/60 bp didn't go really high either around 187 was max? using polar HR monitor and hr was back under 40 with in an hour after a hard ride on bike. Caused havoc when ever had to go visit GP's/Hospitals like when had op on elbow it never went over 50 whole time in there. and once when had to have a check for the Families bowl cancer thing it kept dropping under 40 bpm.they found i also have a larger heart than normal but said no issues?. Miguel Indurain, Tour de France Winner his resting plus was low 20's and he had a large heart but it does make you prone to chest infections if not kept warm as he always had a long sleeve top handed to him once finished. Claudio Ciapucci had a smaller heart and higher BPM plus he was shorter than Indurain. Heart not only a muscle it's a pump bigger heart slower pulse smaller heart higher pulse for same given amount of effort if on equal amount of fitness. Even now in 60's and have an illness and type 2 my pulse is still around 50.
I am 34 resting heart rate of 40. I had terrible symptoms such as fainting, virtigo, shorteness of breath, palpitations. Nowadays I cannot even function I am exhausted and my heart sometimes hurts. I don't get it why my cardiologist doesn't want me to get a pacemaker. I don't only have symptoms when I am active even when I am on a sofa doing nothing. I have hashimoto disease and doctor didn't prescribe medication. I have been told I have atrial flutter which also is weird with bradycardia. I have been put a loop recorder. I just want a doctor to take this feeling away because I just cannot live with these symptoms any longer, it's scary and disheartening
My heart rate until recently has been 55-60, I figured that was good for me I'm 5'8" 130 pounds. I've had cold feet throughout my life, felt colder than others who have been in the same area with me, are those symptoms of this?
My heart is 35bpm in sleep and between 40 48 in the day resting I am fit athletic calisthenics trainer hospital tested me said its my normal body because of my training since bring 12y
My husband always had a resting HR of 40 bpm. He claimed it was due to fitness. Eventually they found out he has Sick Sinus Syndrome and was fitted with a pacemaker some years ago now. Normal HR is 60-100. To be consistently outside these limits, needs to be investigated.
If my resting heart rate got as high as 60 then I know for sure that I've got an infection of some sort. If it got to 100 at rest I'd be calling 999 believe me!
I’m sorta active, 10k steps most days and gym with a tiny bit of cardio a week and my resting heart rate has dropped down to 55 and hits 40 when I sleep. I get lightheaded and a falling sensation but when I had my ecg done I was a bit nervous and my heart rate was 70 so obviously the cardiologist didn’t see
I was OK until the past year. Then, I started getting symptoms. Mine gets down to 33 and a monitor over 12 days showed I spend 75% below 60. I have had cancer and after chemo found other issues. My chemo apparently does damage veins, arteries, and my heart along with all of the other damage I have to deal with.
Not bragging or anything, just facts: doing easy, moderate and tempo runs about 40 to 70 kilometers (25 to 45 miles) per week. Doing it over last 15+ years and my RHR is about 41 to 45. No problems at all.
It is interesting to hear your experiences and I don’t want to be a wet blanket but as far as I know I did nothing wrong I.e. good diet, regular exercise (cycling to work every day plus recreational rides once a week), normal weight. Then I noticed I was having to use a lower gear on a small incline on a road I used often, and had done for decades. I just didn’t seem to have any oomph. Also if a ran across a road or walked up stairs I would feel slightly breathless. Basically my heart rate wouldn’t increase to match the effort. After a lot of tests I was given a cardioversion. That was about 4 years ago when I was 61. I felt normal again, although my resting pulse was still only 30. Unfortunately the symptoms appear to have recurred and I am waiting to see a cardiologist- 2 months wait with our cash strapped NHS. Thank you Torys! Meanwhile I will continue to lose fitness that I am unlikely get back.
@@tomrees4812 My HR also tends to be a little "lazy" in terms of initial effort, but not that much. After about 10 minutes of activity the HR increases to where it should be (in my opinion). Note that I start running without a serious warm-up, so this may be the reason for my case. For example, yesterday I had a tempo run. With an initial 15-minute warm-up, HR started at 96 and reached 125 after 10 and a half minutes of jogging. For the next 20 minutes, despite a relatively steady tempo pace for me (4:26/km - 7:08/mi), my HR increased from 132 to 148 within the seconds, and then gradually up to 162. 51 here, soon will be 52...
I came here because I'm 31 years old with a resting heart rate (RHR) of 43 bpm, and it was quite alarming to learn that the normal range is around 60 bpm. Despite being an athletic individual, this information made me quite anxious. Nevertheless, I find comfort in reading comments from 60 + older individuals and believe that their experiences can provide valuable insights, even if they pertain to a different topic. Now, if I may, I have a few questions: 1) Does a low RHR correlate with an increased likelihood of better sexual performance and erections? 2) What strategies can be employed to maintain a satisfying and healthy sexual life as one ages over time? 3) What are the indicators that a woman genuinely loves you and could be the right partner for a long-lasting relationship? 4) Does size really matter to women when it comes to sexual satisfaction, and are there any suggestions for keeping a partner eager for more in a long-term relationship?
I am a fairly fit 59-year-old male and occasionally have dips with slow heart rate of between 32 and 29 this can go on for a couple of days every 2 to 3 months the last time it happened my wife thought I was dead in the chair. She phone the ambulance and they took me to hospital. The cardiologist said I was okay it’s perfectly normal ????
I understand how a pacemaker can ensure a minimum regular heart beat of say 60, but what happens when you want to exercise quite hard and normally in those circumstances your heart rate might be 150+?
I have resting heart rate is between 52 to 56 and normal rate is around 60. I have no other issues and not taking any medicines. Recently I just passed out and hit the table very hard,without any warning, when I was sitting with my friends after lunch and fully engaged in conversation. I got tested for echo of the heart, carotid arteries, CT scan of brain, holt’s monitor, carotid sensitivity test. W Everything came out normal. Next test my cardiologist advised is tilt table test. Will you be able to shade some light on this matter? I am 70 years old , retired and physically active person. Would you be able to see me? Where is your practice? Thank you.
Excellent presentation. How about a video on left axis deviation please. I’m a 65yo runner, apoB:45 mg/dl/ldlc:35(1mmol/L) run 6mi/day, vo2max:50, “no vessel disease” cac:0 cimt age equivalent :50 … so ncredibly healthy but recently my ecg has shown LAD .. cardiologists says not to worry but it’s pissing me off as it seems to be a sign of old age looming.
Thank you for sharing! in some cases, scans like echocardiograms are useful to assess presence of heart size and function that may be more accurate than the ECG
Interesting to hear this, I do encounter patients who unfortunately continue to feel these long-standing symptoms; many scientists have tried to describe these as forming part of a long-COVID syndrome. It is an important topic and I will address this topic on a video given how many request I do receive to discuss this. Thank you for your feedback!
I’m 68 yrs old,had 2 stents implanted,on 2.5mg bisoprolol,50mg losartan, 40gm atvorvastatin,90mg ticagrelor. Recently during evening BP down to 90/50, HR 50-60.headache and dizziness, is it a concern?
Amazing Video! I'm a new subscriber who was recently diagnosed with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in January. I was wondering if you had any plans for a video on ICDs? I have a consultation soon to talk about getting one implanted. Thank you for your education on Cardiac matters!
I am 80 with bradycardia, My pulse will drop into the 50's at night or after sitting a while When exercising, my pulse donesn't want to get much over100. My main symptoms are dizziness and, rarely, fainting when walking uphill. I also have orthostatic hypotension, which can also cause fainting. Viigorous exercise seems to help bradycardia but makes orthostatic hypotension worse.
6 months after I got covid in 2020 they said my heart beat was too low . Now I play Pickleball off and on for 2 hours and my hb is all over . Up to 135 . I take breaks but afterwards I’m a vegetable foe 4 hours ! It sucks !
This is hilarious to me. I've had a resting heart rate of 50 for my adult life. I'm 82. Naturally, when I have any kind of chest/stomach pain, I'm taken to the emergency room. Put on a heart monitor. When my heart rate hits 49, the alarm sounds. Nobody responds.
I workout daily for years I gotta two ekg test and I have a low heart rate I’m 42 years old I feel great run over a mile at least 4 times a week and have very intense exercises and eat a lot of fruit in my diet I’m wondering what wrong now I’m scheduled for a echocardiogram
Had Afib so I had an Ablation procedure. I then had a nice 62 BPM. Two weeks after the Ablation my BPM dropped down into the 40's. Then I had to get a Pace Maker. Have you ever heard of this happening to other people?
each day my iWatch shows 50/51 and there are times they show 45/46 resting heart rate each time I wake up in the morning. I am an active person. Walk/Jog/Bike to work/groceries (I have no car) and weekly deadlifts. I have no issues health-wise and my blood pressure is always below 120/80. I am now 57 years old.
Is it normal for a doctor to insist you keep taking metoprolol 100mg when your pulse is 44 bpm when you’re up and moving, you have visual distortions, fell dizzy and like you’re about to meet your maker? I’m not some young athlete, age 59, don’t exercise, post heart attack.. why would my doctor keep insisting I continue a beta blocker 100 mg that slows down the heart when pulse is 44 while walking around? Can you answer that? I appreciate it
Following sudden complete heart block I was rushed into hospital and immediately fitted with a pacemaker. The only medication I'd been on for 5 years was 2.5 mg felodopine. Was this the cause of my heart block?
Wishing you the very best! Medicines like felodipine belong to a class of drug called calcium channel blockers. This particular type (e.g. felodipine, amlodipine, lercanidipine) does not lower the heart rate. Others like diltiazem and varapamil do.
My heart rate is 49 BPM No otherproblem I am78 However i take it in another way At this age There will be an excuse for death However peop,e below 70 should see a DR
