Have Bradycardia. On Daily Healthy Exercise, Yoga And Meditation. Why Am I Skipping Beats?

Posted on Wed, 8 Feb 2012

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Question : i am vegan,take b12,i am also 75,i was told i have bradycardia,i swim one mile everyday,walk 3 miles and practice tai chi chuan and pa kua chuan one hour per day,some yoga,meditation,but myheart rate is 55 ,they say i skip a beat?

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (2 hours later)

Hi,

Thanks for the query.

It is normal to have bradycardia and few ectopics in highly trained athelets and at your age. If you no symptoms I don’t see any reason to be worried.

In case if there are any other concerns or giddiness than you can have echocardiography done through a competent cardiologist to check you left ventricular function. If the test comes normal, then there are no issues at all.

Hope this answers your query. If you have any doubts/clarification now, feel free to post your response. I will be glad to assist you further. Do accept the answer if you do not have any further queries.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (18 hours later)

made a mistake,yhe world trade center in 911,i developed lots of inflammatiom and had open sores in my legs for 8 yearsmthe inflammation gathered also behind the plate bone in the back that moves the arm,behind the heart,i still have small remnats of that heat

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (4 hours later)

Hi and thanks again,

I understand the injuries sustained have been bothering you. But clinically these would not influence heart and would not make any difference to cardiac discussion.

These “inflammation” would not be a cause of bradycardia.

Hope this is clear to you. Yet should you have any other doubts, I will be glad to help you. Do accept the answer if you do not have any other queries.

Best Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad