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I Am Suffering From Warfarin And Heart Rates

Hi, I am a 5 year verteran of Warfarin, with continued instability in my INR and thus warfarin intake, INR rage is 3.5 - 4.0. I have worked on regaining fitness levels after critial pulmonary embolism, now can run 10km as often as I like but usually 3 times a week with daily walking as well, so happy with fitness levels. However, my heart rate during exercise can go to 180bpm (I struggle to have a good work out for fitness and kepp my heart rate loweer than this), this is higher than my heart rate hase ever been in the past before Warfarin. Is this heart rate level high on the 'norm' and is there a danger in extending past the level ? Being fit again is amazing as I never thought it would be possible but dont want to do more damage. Thanks
Sat, 12 Nov 2011
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Hi.. Heart rates are regulated by excertion and physical activity.. So the normal physiological response is increased heart rate when you exercise.. Though the values of 180 heart are more than the physiological response, a basal heart rate needs to be checked and if the values are high, you would need medications to help your symptoms..

The warfarrin is unrelated to your medications.. Some people with similar probles are treated with drugs to lower heart rate and hence see your cardiologist for evaluation and prescription of these medications if necessary..
General & Family Physician,  Dr. Prakash Kumar Gupta's  Response
Hello and welcome to health care magic forum ,the importance of heart rate basically in your normal situation,if a normal person also exercises his heart beats very fast that does not mean that he is abnormal ,but this is a physiological condition,but if his heart rate abrupts while he is slept then it is abnormal,and he should have an ecg ,take care
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I Am Suffering From Warfarin And Heart Rates

Hi.. Heart rates are regulated by excertion and physical activity.. So the normal physiological response is increased heart rate when you exercise.. Though the values of 180 heart are more than the physiological response, a basal heart rate needs to be checked and if the values are high, you would need medications to help your symptoms.. The warfarrin is unrelated to your medications.. Some people with similar probles are treated with drugs to lower heart rate and hence see your cardiologist for evaluation and prescription of these medications if necessary..