pulse

Hello, I have 2 questions,,Is a pulse rate of between 47 and 50 dangerously low and the 2nd question,, after i have my pacemaker in will it help keep my blood pressure down? Thanks, Elle

4 Comments

not neccessarily

by bowlrbob - 2013-02-15 08:02:30

Before i got my pacer in my blood pressure was always very good. After the pacer went in my bp went high and has been since. This is now 7 years. It is controlled with atenolo a small dose 25 m. Anyway don't count on your bp going down. Bowlrbob

depends

by Tracey_E - 2013-02-15 10:02:23

Technically anything under 60 is not good, but it's a gray area what's dangerous. Some people can easily tolerate the 50's, even down into the 40's. Others feel awful at 50. Regardless of how we feel, a low pulse all the time, or a pulse that sometimes drops dangerously low, is doing damage to our bodies by robbing the organs of oxygen.

The pm will only add beats when your heart beats too slow. It doesn't control bp, only pulse. However, it's possible that having a regular heart beat again can regulate your bp, so indirectly it may have some small effect.

Some very fit people

by RobertS - 2013-02-15 11:02:34

and athletes have low pulse rates in the 40s but as Tracey says the general rule is that below 60 is considered low. A lot depends of course on how you feel. if you are very breathless on exertion or dizzy or passing or feel like you are going to, then it is too low.

My rate dropped to 35 and stuck there so I was struggling to get sufficient oxygen to the muscles and organs so it felt like I was up at 10,000 feet, Too much of that can lead to organ failure. I didn't have blackouts or feel dizzy though. The pm sorted it and it is pacing most of the time now but I can do all I did before as the pm raises the rate when I exercise.

Wish you well with the implant.

Robert

BP

by sarge - 2013-02-16 03:02:53

I am not an expert on why things happen with the heart and PM's however, prior to getting a PM in 2010 I was border line high blood pressure....135-140 over 90 or so, now my blood pressure is pretty steady at 120/70. Like I stated earlier not sure why. Hope this helps..

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