Slow heart rate, low blood pressure dangerous?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Bui Tien Dat - Emergency Medicine - Cardiology - Emergency Resuscitation Department - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital. The doctor has more than 12 years of experience in the field of emergency resuscitation - cardiology.
In the past, many people often mistakenly thought that only a fast heart rate was the premise of high blood pressure. However, recent studies show that bradycardia and low blood pressure are closely related. Even people with low blood pressure have a slow heart rate, leaving many dangerous complications to health.

1. What is bradycardia?

Normally, in an adult, the sinus node pulses between 60-100 times a minute, so a normal heart rate is also assessed within this range. However, if the measured heart rate is less than 60 beats/minute, it is called bradycardia.
Bradycardia can be a sign of an abnormality in the heart's electrical impulse conduction system, that is, the heart's natural electrical impulse site - the sinoatrial node (SA), is not working properly, or the path that conducts electrical impulses in the heart for some reason is damaged, not intact. In particular, in severe cases, the heart will beat very slowly, the circulation is very low, causing the body to not meet enough blood supply, thereby creating dangerous complications affecting the patient's life.
Because bradycardia often has no obvious symptoms, most people wonder if bradycardia is dangerous or not to take precautions. In fact, if severe bradycardia is not examined, timely treatment will lead to many serious consequences, for example: fainting, convulsions,...

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2. What is considered low blood pressure?

Both high blood pressure or low blood pressure are not good for human health, on the other hand, unstable blood pressure makes the body uncomfortable and is a prerequisite for many dangerous diseases such as heart disease, stroke. ,...
Accordingly, low blood pressure is when the systolic blood pressure is lower than 90 mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure is lower than 60 mmHg. In addition, some signs of sudden drop in blood pressure are that the patient will feel dizzy, dizzy, palpitations, palpitations, difficulty in awareness, ... This can cause brain and other problems. Other organs in the body do not receive enough blood to supply oxygen and nutrients, which can cause cerebral ischemia and brain death, directly affecting the patient's health.

Trắc nghiệm: Huyết áp của bạn có đang thực sự tốt?

Huyết áp cao hay thấp đều ảnh hưởng đến tình trạng sức khỏe con người. Để biết tình trạng huyết áp của bạn có thực sự tốt không, hãy làm bài trắc nghiệm sau đây để đánh giá.

3. Dangerous complications of bradycardia and low blood pressure

Currently, due to the pressures of life, work, study, .. Young people, the disease is more common in adolescents.
Most patients think that only tachycardia is the premise of blood pressure, because tachycardia is a sign of a series of dangerous diseases such as high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke. , infarction to the brain... Besides, slow heart rate often has fewer warning symptoms, so it is often ignored by patients without knowing that bradycardia is a "silent killer". can attack suddenly and unexpectedly leaving the patient unable to react in time.

Áp lực công việc khiến bệnh huyết áp thấp đang có nguy cơ trẻ hóa
Áp lực công việc khiến bệnh huyết áp thấp đang có nguy cơ trẻ hóa
In fact, low blood pressure and bradycardia are closely related, so if a patient is diagnosed with both low blood pressure and bradycardia, many dangerous complications can occur. life-threatening because blood and oxygen are not contracted in time, leading to slow blood flow to the brain.
A common complication when a person has low blood pressure and has a slow heart rate is sudden fainting. In this case, if the patient is not examined and given emergency promptly, the patient may have heart failure because the heart beats slowly, so the task of pumping enough blood to the body is affected, leading to sudden heart attacks. cardiac arrest or even death.

4. How is low blood pressure and bradycardia treated?

The root cause of low blood pressure and slow heart rate is due to nutrition and lifestyle. Therefore, to ensure health as well as prevent diseases, minimize complications caused by 2 diseases, the first thing you need to do is to change your diet, and at the same time minimize the effects of disease. alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine. In addition, it is necessary to add enough nutrients in the daily menu, drink lots of water, eat a lot of fresh fruits and limit foods containing a lot of fat and cholesterol. In addition to the diet, you also need to maintain a suitable exercise regimen, you can choose a favorite and moderate sport to perform daily. This is not only a way to repel diseases, strengthen the immune system, but also can reverse blood pressure and slow heart rate.

Thay đổi chế độ dinh dưỡng trong thực đơn hàng ngày để phòng ngừa bệnh
Thay đổi chế độ dinh dưỡng trong thực đơn hàng ngày để phòng ngừa bệnh
Low blood pressure and bradycardia are closely related, so if the doctor prescribes treatment, in this process, the patient should follow the doctor's instructions, actively check monthly or Follow your doctor's appointment, change bad habits to keep your health in the best way.
Vinmec International General Hospital is the leading medical address for diagnosis and treatment related to arrhythmia and blood pressure. At Vinmec, there are all necessary medical equipment to perform simple to complex treatment methods such as medical treatment, intervention and placement of medical equipment. A team of highly qualified doctors and nurses who have undergone training and have been granted technical certificates can handle quickly and effectively, especially in cases of urgent emergency. Therefore, patients can be assured of a strict, methodical and effective treatment process at Vinmec.
Especially to improve service quality into a closed process, now Vinmec also deploys a cardiac arrhythmia examination package for subjects with abnormal heart rhythms and disorders, blood pressure.

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