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What Causes Elevated Heart Rate?
Posted on
Mon, 16 May 2016
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Mon, 16 May 2016
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Question : Hello Doctor,
I have measured my heartbeat remain 90 pm. It it any concern for me. I have family history of Heart Disease and Diabetes. I do regular exercise and yearly checkup, Executive health checkup. Till today my parameters always come in between the the range. My father have died when i was 12, due to heart failure. All my uncles aunties have bypass surgery till age of 50. Beside healthy lifestyle what else i can do live long. Please guide.
I have measured my heartbeat remain 90 pm. It it any concern for me. I have family history of Heart Disease and Diabetes. I do regular exercise and yearly checkup, Executive health checkup. Till today my parameters always come in between the the range. My father have died when i was 12, due to heart failure. All my uncles aunties have bypass surgery till age of 50. Beside healthy lifestyle what else i can do live long. Please guide.
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that this heart rate is not a matter to be concerned.
Anyway, you should know that as long as you have no symptoms (palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain, etc.) and all your cardiac tests result normal (in your periodic check ups) you have nothing to worry about.
I would recommend performing some other tests to investigate for the possible cause of this heart rate:
- a complete blood count for chronic anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate).
If these tests result normal, it means that it is probably related to anxiety.
The most important thing you should do in order to prevent possible cardiac disorders is just controlling cardiovascular risk factors and continue with your healthy lifestyle:
- avoid smoking and alcohol
- follow a balanced diet (Mediterranean diet is recommended)
- closely monitor your blood pressure, in order to avoid or manage hypertension
- check periodically your blood lipid profile and fasting glucose in order to avoid possible dyslipidemia and diabetes (or treat them on time if detected).
- perform a lot of physical activity (4km walking per day, aerobics, recreational sports, etc.). You should know that a lot of physical activity can also reduce your basal heart rate and blood pressure in a constant way.
So this measures, coupled with periodically scheduled follow ups would be ideal for a long normal life.
I would also advise considering anxiety as a possible trigger factor of tachycardia. If you are an anxious person, I would recommend consulting with a specialist of this field to help you manage anxiety. Psychotherapy, meditations and yoga coupled with a lot of physical activity would be non-pharmacological therapies against anxiety.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that this heart rate is not a matter to be concerned.
Anyway, you should know that as long as you have no symptoms (palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain, etc.) and all your cardiac tests result normal (in your periodic check ups) you have nothing to worry about.
I would recommend performing some other tests to investigate for the possible cause of this heart rate:
- a complete blood count for chronic anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate).
If these tests result normal, it means that it is probably related to anxiety.
The most important thing you should do in order to prevent possible cardiac disorders is just controlling cardiovascular risk factors and continue with your healthy lifestyle:
- avoid smoking and alcohol
- follow a balanced diet (Mediterranean diet is recommended)
- closely monitor your blood pressure, in order to avoid or manage hypertension
- check periodically your blood lipid profile and fasting glucose in order to avoid possible dyslipidemia and diabetes (or treat them on time if detected).
- perform a lot of physical activity (4km walking per day, aerobics, recreational sports, etc.). You should know that a lot of physical activity can also reduce your basal heart rate and blood pressure in a constant way.
So this measures, coupled with periodically scheduled follow ups would be ideal for a long normal life.
I would also advise considering anxiety as a possible trigger factor of tachycardia. If you are an anxious person, I would recommend consulting with a specialist of this field to help you manage anxiety. Psychotherapy, meditations and yoga coupled with a lot of physical activity would be non-pharmacological therapies against anxiety.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
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