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Suggest Remedy For Heart Ailments
I had an ASD repair 25 years ago, then aged 33, and I have low blood pressure now. Sometimes I feel as if my heart skips a beat. Question; are the two conditions likely to be related? 58yrs, 5'4" 11 stone, active lifestyle have asthma, (managed) otherwise fit.
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hello,
Yes, skip beat can be related to ASD. You should get ecg done and if not informative then you ll need holter monitoring. So you can visit cardiologist for the same.
You ll most likely to be put of beta blockers class of drugs in low dose if bp is fine.
You will also echo to determine the cause of low bp. You should monitor the bp and if too low, you can have salt and sugar water. You can increase the salt intake for hiking up the bp.
Yes, skip beat can be related to ASD. You should get ecg done and if not informative then you ll need holter monitoring. So you can visit cardiologist for the same.
You ll most likely to be put of beta blockers class of drugs in low dose if bp is fine.
You will also echo to determine the cause of low bp. You should monitor the bp and if too low, you can have salt and sugar water. You can increase the salt intake for hiking up the bp.
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