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Heart Rate

It’s actually all interesting stuff and must mean something. But trying to sit down with a GP for long enough to look into it thoroughly just seems unlikely.
 
hankjam said:
Snap. I miss quite a few beats, so often will sit down and use the old method to count to 100 and see how many I miss, often a couple.
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I had a 72 hour ECG last year looking for A-Fib. No A-Fib at all, but ectopics. It showed that over those 3 days my ectopics were 2.6% of all beats. They don't worry until it reaches 20% apparently.
 
Tipetoo said:
I can get them at my GP's surgery if he feels it is needed, I also get one whenever I see my Cardiologist
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Here in my country GP's can recommend ECG and tests Diabetes can get this kind of problems specifically if they has cholesterol
 
HICHAM_T2 said:
Here in my country GP's can recommend ECG and tests Diabetes can get this kind of problems specifically if they has cholesterol
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The reason I get them is because of AFib, which is caused by a COPD, not T2 or cholesterol.
 
Well. I checked my blood pressure meter against the one in the local pharmacy and they were pretty close, especially on the heart rate.
 


Hi resting heart rate in the 50`s is OK but can be a problem if lower than 50, you didn’t say if you are on any blood pressure medicine, especially a beta blocker that works by slowing your heart rate.

My resting heart rate is always in the 50`s and I am 68 years old
 
I am on a Ramipril and Doxazosin combo for blood pressure.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Have you read up about these drugs to see if they can cause a lower heart rate?
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No I haven’t. It’s probably a good idea. It did cross my mind today. But hadn’t previously considered anything like that. I won’t be seeing anyone from my GP practice for about 10 days so will also ask them.

Brian in Blackpool has certainly got me wondering. Though what I take in the way of medication are not beta blockers.

Later. There is nothing to suggest either of the two meds do slow the heart rate.
 
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coincidental maybe...BUT

i started Gym a few weeks back
graduated to weights room... liked it.

Always had a weights bench @ weights lurking in cupboard..lifted back in the day
so dug it out popped the weights on and use most nights.
( 20kg + bar weight ...just about does me at moment...for the moment ..lol)

but i notice from my tracker, that resting heart rate is now in low to mid 50's.. so some things improved it
either way, a happy chappie..
 
Okay. What was it before you got back to the exercise?
 
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oh ...do let me look at my previous post for you...

 
Just bye the bye as a matter of interest or disinterest as the case may be.

this morning when I checked :
BP 109/70
HR 56
SpO2 95%
 
JohnEGreen said:
Just bye the bye as a matter of interest or disinterest as the case may be.

this morning when I checked :
BP 109/70
HR 56
SpO2 95%
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That blood pressure looks good, John. Pretty close to my wife’s when she tested the other night.
 
I have just completed a form for my GP using my meter at home. It comprises 3 sets of readings at rest each day for 3 days taking the overall average.

They came out at an overall average of 140/81 and at 61bpm. But that’s with medication.

But they are over a week old now and this evening the figures were 131/80 and 67 bpm at rest. Maybe the lower carbing etc has helped? I must be doing something right.
 
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