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Hi! My heart rate is usually at 90 when I'm at rest due to my heart disease and maybe my anxiety but after my endoscopy, it suddenly went down to 60–66? Is that normal?
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derek76 jerjer85273
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Perhaps it was dehydration as you obviously had not been allowed liquids for several hours or because the cath lab was cold.
jerjer85273 derek76
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belgravia jerjer85273
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jerjer85273 belgravia
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Scotgal jerjer85273
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It could be from the short acting anethetic they used when they did the enoscopy.
I noticed my pulse was lower after that same procedure. Anesthesia can affect
everyone differently. If it continues, I would ask the doctor what's causing this?
Of course it's better to have a lower pulse than a faster pulse any day, provided
it doesn;t become severely bradycardic (slow heart rate).
jerjer85273 Scotgal
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I'm absolutely sure it wasn't anesthetic since I was only on throat spray due to my heart disease hehe. I could be worrying too much though? I honestly don't know but I hope I'll get through this
Scotgal jerjer85273
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Nothing but throat spray, that's unusual, I have grade 3 heart failure due to
a heart defect and I've been put under several times for an endoscopy.
What is the nature of your heart condition? I'm curious, that's all. It is not
in keeping with clicinical guidelines though to allow your heart rate to remain at 90, my late husband didn't live long with his rate at 90, but he
also had respiratory failure due to muscualar dystrophy.
derek76 Scotgal
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I've never heard of the heart rate needing to be kept below 90bpm
jerjer85273 Scotgal
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lyn1951 jerjer85273
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I'm surprised the Dr's are keeping your heart beat at 90 if you have heart disease, what type of heart disease.
What tablets are you on, and how severe is your heart disease.
My husband has heart disease, and for the last 6 years his normal heart beat for him has been in the 60's, thats where the Dr's want it to be, and tablets help keep it there.
Husband has dialated cardiomyopathy, diagnosed 6 years ago, probably from a virus, with a left branch bundle blockage, initially his EF was at 23%, went up to 40%, but dropped back to 30% EF.
A year ago he collapsed at home early in the morning, the hospital installed a pacemaker to help with regulating his heart beat, they discovered he had developed 100% branch bundle blockage, so his heart was beating at 30BPM, at home, dropped to 23BPM in the hospital while they were trying to figure out what was going on.
He does not have usual symptoms of heart problems, no pain, no swelling of ankles, he does retain water, his weight changes by kilos if thing are going wrong, so we keep a diary of daily weight, and any changes I notice for the heart hospital, basic blood pressure, we have a little monitor at home, and I take his pulse to see that it is staying at 60, also check his respiration rate and record all in my little diary, hospital has many times photocopied my pages and comments.
Junior Dr's and I have come to shouting matches at each other, as I have educated myself about his condition, consultant cardio has agreed with me on a number of occasions, and said he would employ me in the heartbeat if I had nursing qualifcations.
jerjer85273 lyn1951
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Oh no they're not trying to keep it at 90. It's just what I've observed everytime I check my heart rate. I am diagnosed with VSD and I'm not on any meds since I'm under observation.
Oh, everyone has different reactions to diseases but best of luck to you and your husband Lyn!
Scotgal jerjer85273
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If they're just observing you for a VSD, it can't be that bad, unless of course
you're in heart failure, then that would explain your heart rate of 90. Mine
would be 90 as well, but I'm onl heart failure meds that keep it at 60 or lower.
I have an uncorrected large ASD and other onomalies. At 63 I'm lucky to be alive, because 90 % of all large uncorrected ASD patients are dead by
60, however 10% can live til their 70s, 80s and beyond.
lyn1951 jerjer85273
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Keep going to those observation appts, echo's.
My husband has echo every six months to see what his heart is doing or not doing.
But it has been a year since his last echo and I have had to chase up the heart hospital to try and find why we have not been contacted.
Our GP says six monthly echo's are required for dialated cardiomyopathy, as well as on same day seeing the cardiologist, as when something goes wrong, it goes wrong quickly, well we already know that from when his pacemaker was installed.
GP has written a letter to the heart hospital for us quering why no echo results, as he is supposed to have copies of those results as he is our first line of contact for minor issues.
Somewhere the hospital has stuffed up there referral process I suspect.