Is a slow heart rate always a cause for concern – doctors gave the answer – Health

Bradycardia is a slowing of the heart rate to less than 60 beats per minute in adults. Is a slow heart rate always a cause for concern? Sports.kz reports with reference to SB.by.

This was reported on the ONT TV channel.

As noted by the chairman of the public association “Belarusian Association of Doctors” Dmitry Shevtsov, such a pulse does not always indicate heart problems.

— If since childhood you have had a pulse of 50–60 beats per minute, no pathology has been detected, you feel great, there is no reason to worry. Imagine, in swimmers, skiers and track and field athletes, the heart beats quite rarely in a calm state, up to 40 beats per minute,” he explained.

The head of the Minsk City Health Center Snezhana Cavrigo explained in what cases there is cause for concern…