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What to do if i'm a 73 year old male with a pulse of 43. is that good or bad?

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Maybe nothing: It depends whether there are any symptoms associated with that heart rate- fatigue, lightheadedness, fainting,,. If not - monitoring is sufficient

Answered 6/20/2014

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