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Is a heart rate of 56 normal? im not athletic

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Heart rate: Although you are not athletic you are young and having a mild degree of resting bradycardia is not uncommon. Do you have symptoms? If you are having troubles with being light headed or weakness then this may mean something more concerning.

Answered 12/15/2019

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My resting heart rate is 42-44 sometimes in a morning when Im laid in bed, feels strange. Why is it so low? Normal ecgs and echocardiogram. 29 male, not athletic. Have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome so could be autonomic related?

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Heart rate goes to 44 at rest laid down sometimes, ecg, holter, stress ecg, echo, cardiac mri all normal. Bloods normal. Any further testing or normal? Not athletic. Increases when I move around and exercise.

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