Is a heart rate of 50 to 60 normal?

Everyone should have regular physical examinations. Regular physical examinations can help everyone understand their physical condition in a timely manner. Blood pressure measurement is essential during physical examination. Some people measure their blood pressure and find that it is between 50 and 60. They think that their heart rate is a little low and worry that there is something wrong with their heart. So, is a heart rate of 50 to 60 normal?

If you don't have any discomfort, then you're fine. Many people with good physical fitness or athletes can have a heart rate of around 50 times. If there are no special symptoms, you don't need to take medicine or pay attention to it. If you experience dizziness, fatigue, and other symptoms, you should go to the hospital for treatment.

1. Endurance aerobic exercises are very beneficial to promoting cardiovascular activity, such as long-distance running, swimming, aerobics, etc. However, the amount of exercise should be moderate and you should not force yourself to avoid injuries caused by excessive exercise. It is best to do simple outdoor exercises, such as walking, backward walking, stretching, and yoga! ! ! !

2. Don’t take a slow heartbeat lightly.

A normal person's heart beats about 70 to 100 times per minute. If the heart beats less than 60 times per minute, it is considered bradycardia.

Common causes of bradycardia include: hyperfunction of the vagus nerve. When the vagus nerve is excited, its endings can release a substance called "acetylcholine", which has an inhibitory effect on the heart and can slow down the heartbeat. The bradycardia caused by vagus nerve hyperfunction is mostly regular, usually 30 to 40 beats per minute. This situation is more common among the elderly.

3. Sick Sinus Syndrome: Because the pacemaker of the heartbeat, the sinoatrial node, cannot send impulses well or delays sending impulses, the heartbeat will slow down. The most common causes are cardiomyopathy, coronary heart disease and degenerative lesions of the cardiac conduction system in the elderly. The heart rate of patients with sick sinus syndrome is sometimes only about 30 beats per minute.

4. Severe atrioventricular block means that the impulse wave sent by the pacemaker sinus node cannot be transmitted to the atrioventricular node and is blocked. At this time, the ventricles have to compensate by sending impulses themselves, so the heartbeat is very slow. Once complete atrioventricular block occurs, the heart beats only about 20 times per minute. The obvious decrease in cardiac output directly affects the blood supply to the brain, causing dizziness, and even syncope or convulsions.

5. Once middle-aged and elderly people find that their heart rate is slowing down, they should not take it lightly. They should go to the hospital in time to ask the doctor to do a systematic examination.

Secondly, regarding the issue of taking medication. Because the causes of arrhythmias are different, the symptoms vary, and the treatments are different, cardiovascular drugs should be selected under the guidance of a doctor. Do not take medicine blindly, and avoid taking "heart medicine" as soon as you see it.