A 21-year-old female asked:
is a low heart rate in the 50s bad after having cardiac ablation surgery and after recovery i stayed as. out patient at night if start normal?
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Dr. Robert Kneece answered
Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
No: Likely not abnormal.Not to worry too much if not having symptoms such as lightheadedness or dizzyness.Just let you doctor know.However it would not be unusual to be also on a Betablocker such as Metoprolol that would lower the heart rate.
Answered on Feb 13, 2020
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