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What Causes Sudden Bradycardia?
My roommate was in the hospital for 3 days because they couldn t keep her heart rate above 40 they did an ekg and a stress test that both came back abnormal but discharged her today stating that it was normal for her heart rate to be that low is this true or should we seek a second opinion else where
Tue, 16 Aug 2016
Hi
Bradycardia could be caused by a number of medical conditions some of which are:
-Heart tissue damage
-heart tissue infections
-heart problems present at birth
-High blood pressure
-complication of heart surgery
-hypothyroidism
-Ionic imbalance(ions necessary for heat impuls conduction)
-Systemic inflammatory diseases
-Some medications.
With all these causes, only a keen evaluation by a Doctor with some work-ups like ECG, ionogram, FBC, thyroid function test, and an infectious work-up may help to bring out the exact cause.
The treatment of this conditions however depends on the underlying cause.Heart rate as low as 50 can be found in athletes but out of this, it is good to look for the cause.If she was asked to go home, it means the problem has been corrected.The following may help prevent recurrence:
-exercise and eat a healthy diet
-maintain a healthy weight
-keep blood pressure and cholesterol under control
-Avoid smoking and drink alcohol moderately if need be
-Avoid stress
After all these, if the problem repeats, you consult a Cardiologist for better evaluation and management.
Hope my answer will help you
Best regards
Bradycardia could be caused by a number of medical conditions some of which are:
-Heart tissue damage
-heart tissue infections
-heart problems present at birth
-High blood pressure
-complication of heart surgery
-hypothyroidism
-Ionic imbalance(ions necessary for heat impuls conduction)
-Systemic inflammatory diseases
-Some medications.
With all these causes, only a keen evaluation by a Doctor with some work-ups like ECG, ionogram, FBC, thyroid function test, and an infectious work-up may help to bring out the exact cause.
The treatment of this conditions however depends on the underlying cause.Heart rate as low as 50 can be found in athletes but out of this, it is good to look for the cause.If she was asked to go home, it means the problem has been corrected.The following may help prevent recurrence:
-exercise and eat a healthy diet
-maintain a healthy weight
-keep blood pressure and cholesterol under control
-Avoid smoking and drink alcohol moderately if need be
-Avoid stress
After all these, if the problem repeats, you consult a Cardiologist for better evaluation and management.
Hope my answer will help you
Best regards
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