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What Could Cause Depressed Heart Rate?
Helllo my qustion regards my boyfriend. about 5 years ago he fell on an exhaust pipe and got engine oil in his wond. the doctors got rid of most of the oil but not all of and i was wondering if the oil is still in his system? i ask this because sometime his heart rate can slow right down and i worry about it
Mon, 13 Feb 2017
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Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is a very long time since that episodes.
So, there is nothing to be afraid about the engine oil, as his symptoms are not related to this episode.
Is he active? People who make a lot of physical activity, usually achieve lower heart rate, compared to the others.
But, if he has shortness of breath, or fainting like episodes, I would recommend performing a cardiac ultrasound and an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is a very long time since that episodes.
So, there is nothing to be afraid about the engine oil, as his symptoms are not related to this episode.
Is he active? People who make a lot of physical activity, usually achieve lower heart rate, compared to the others.
But, if he has shortness of breath, or fainting like episodes, I would recommend performing a cardiac ultrasound and an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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