Question 1

magnesium good for low heart rate?

Accepted Answer

No: Magnesium is an essential mineral for normal cardiac conduction and acts as an anti-arrhythmic but will not speed up the heart.

Question 2

is low heart rate 40bpm good if you are not athletic?

Accepted Answer

Heart ratea: 40bpm would be considered a slow heart rate but if asymptomatic and otherwise normal can be fine.

Question 3

is it dangerous to have a low heart rate? how dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Not per se: A low heart rate is not in itself dangerous.  Many well conditioned athletes have low resting heart rates with excellent cardiac health. A low heart rate that associated with cardiac disease may be an entirely different story. Resting heart rates less than 30 or low rates associated with symptoms always need investigation.

Question 4

if u have low heart rate will it hurt to take melatonin?

Accepted Answer

: Taking melatonin can be helpful as sleep  deprivation is associated with arrhythmio genicity. On the other hand, melatonin intake can cause premature ventricular contractions, self limited but can cause cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death. Try taking
almonds  handful
Pistachio handful
Chamomile tea. 
Warm milk
See if you can sleep with these remedies. 
Hope it helps.

Question 5

when excercising, should i keep a low heart rate for fetus?

Accepted Answer

YesHe: 75 percent  of max heart rate.

Question 6

what is a dangerously low heart rate for 80 year old women?

Accepted Answer

Normal HR is : 60-100. Anything lower than 60 specially if associated with dizziness/unsteadiness, shortness of breath, chest pain or other symptoms will need fast evaluation.

Question 7

how do doctors stabilize a really low heart rate in an e.r.?

Accepted Answer

Depends: It depends on how low the heart rate is and what symptoms like dizziness, low blood pressure. Medicines can be used to increase heart rate and blood pressure. Depending on the cause sometimes a temporary pacemaker is needed.

Question 8

what is the medical explanation for low heart rate during exercise?

Accepted Answer

Several: There are several possibilities. If you're a seasoned athlete, it's due to improved stroke volume (blood ejected with each contraction) requiring a reduced heart rate to achieve a given cardiac output (the product of sv and hr). Other possibilities are: medications, vagal reactions, chronotropic incompetence, av nodal block, or sick sinus syndrome. Incidentally, typhoid fever can cause it too.

Question 9

what is the simplest explanation for low heart rate during exercise?

Accepted Answer

Heart rate: Two main reasons: excellent conditioning or beta blockers on board; there are others less frequent.

Question 10

what are the negative effects, health wise, to having a low heart rate?

Accepted Answer

Depends how slow: A low (or slow) resting heart rate may be entirely normal particularly in highly conditioned athletes. Most people have a slower heart rate when sleeping as well. These slow heart rates likely have no negative health effects. In contrast, there are some individuals who have a dangerously slow heart rate often associated with abnormal heart rhythms (such as 3rd degree heart block) or other diseases.

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