A 31-year-old member asked:
what to do if i read that hypertension/high blood pressure can be a cause of bradycardia. why is that?
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Dr. Rajiva Goyalanswered
Cardiac Electrophysiology 34 years experience
Several Reasons: Hypertension (HTN) can resulting in ischemia and abnormality of the conduction system of the heart which may slow heart rate.
After a head injury HTN and a slow heart rate are signs that there may be increase in brain pressure.
There is also a phenomena where correcting a slow heart rate might resolve HTN see link below
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/7457024.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
How can hypertension/high blood pressure cause bradycardia?
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Dr. Rajiva Goyalanswered
Cardiac Electrophysiology 34 years experience
Several mechanisms : Hypertension (HTN) can resulting in ischemia and abnormality of the conduction system of the heart which may slow heart rate.
After a head injury HTN and a slow heart rate are signs that there may be increase in intra-cranial pressure.
There is also a phenomena where correcting a slow heart rate might resolve HTN see link below.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7457024
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Collegeville, PA
A 30-year-old male asked:
Can bradycardia be reversed in people with high blood pressure?
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Dr. Clarence Grimanswered
Endocrinology 57 years experience
Bradycardia: Depends on what is causing it. Side effect of beta blockers used to treat HBP.
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