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Slow heart beat, irregular rhythm is dangerous to the patient. Therefore, knowing ways to increase your heart rate will help you prevent dangerous conditions such as dizziness, fainting, and constant fatigue.
1. How to measure heart rate
Measure your own heart rate by taking your pulse. You must take your pulse while at rest, it will not be accurate if you take it after exercising or just waking up. When taking your pulse, you need to sit down so that you are most relaxed and comfortable. Next, locate the bouncing pulse on the outer edge of the wrist. Then, use a timer with a 1-minute countdown to count the number of times your pulse bounces while you're resting. When counting, you need to breathe evenly, for the most accurate results.
In addition, there are several other locations that can be measured, such as: neck (carotid artery), groin (femoral artery), foot (posterior tibial artery or dorsal artery). A normal adult heart rate at rest comfortably is between 60 and 100 beats per minute. Children aged 1 to 6 years have a normal heart rate of 75 to 120 beats per minute. Children aged 6 to 12 years have a normal heart rate of 70 to 110 beats per minute. Infants aged 0 to 2 months have a normal heart rate of 100 to 180 beats per minute. Infants aged 2 to 12 months have a normal heart rate of 80 to 150 beats per minute. Low heart rate is normal in some cases such as athletes, people who regularly exercise,...
Biết các cách làm tăng nhịp tim sẽ giúp bạn phòng ngừa những tình trạng nguy hiểm
2. Slow heart rate, irregular heartbeat dangerous?
When the heart rate is faster than 100 times / minute and slow below 60 times / minute, it is very dangerous. Therefore, people with bradycardia need to know how to increase their heart rate naturally, to prevent dangerous conditions such as dizziness, fainting, and constant fatigue.
3. Causes of slow heart rate
Here are some causes of bradycardia:
Arrhythmia ; Cardiac, atrioventricular, right and left bundle branch block; Foreign systolic; Electrolyte imbalance. If left untreated, it can lead to complications such as: fainting, sudden cardiac arrest, even the most dangerous is death. Therefore, patients need to know how to increase heart rate to avoid dangerous complications.
4. Symptoms of bradycardia
If your heart rate is slower than normal for the same age, the brain and other organs are not getting enough oxygen which can cause the following symptoms:
Dizziness, loss of consciousness, chest pain; Difficulty controlling behavior, fainting or unconsciousness; Shortness of breath, feeling of loss of strength and weakness; arm pain; Visual changes; Headache and abdominal pain, pale green mucous membranes.
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5. Ways to increase heart rate
5.1. Change your lifestyle and lifestyle You can start by changing the way you sit, instead of sitting in a chair as usual, sit on a rubber ball, so that many muscles are active. Do not sit still, but walk, cycle, jog or practice meditation, yoga, aerobics to keep your body supple and your heart healthy.
5.2. What to eat to increase heart rate? Diet is also very important in increasing heart rate. You should reduce greasy foods, limit the use of animal fat for frying, should add more vitamins, foods rich in minerals such as green leafy vegetables, legumes, bean milk, cashews, etc. ...
Above are some ways to increase heart rate that Vinmec has synthesized. After applying the above methods but the symptoms do not improve or worsen, the patient should go to a medical facility for examination and appropriate treatment by a doctor.
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