Thank you to all who answered my low pulse question.

[Ewloe]

I needed reassurance and received it. X

[Lezzers]

Very informative. Can I ask who you mean by 'they' and who repeatedly says 60 to 100 is normal?

[Lezzers]

If pretty much the whole of the medical profession is saying the 60-100 is normal, where did you find your research that 50-80 is more normal? This is quite an important question for me, as you know my husband has HF and his HF specialist is not happy that his HR was dipping occasionally into the 40's even though he was asymptomatic.

[Lezzers]

Sorry if I gave the impression I was concerned about my husband's HR and the cardiologists response to it, further damage to his heart wasnt an issue though. I am pretty clued up on his medical conditions/ treatments etc, I really only give a snapshot of his medical conditions and current health (probably most people on here do the same thing otherwise a post could go on forever?) It was more a case of this being topical at the moment but thank you for taking the time to reply.

Thank you also for providing the links. I'll have an in-depth look tomorrow but I do wonder whether it's a case of which side of the fence you're on, a bit like the diet/statin argument? .who's right and who's wrong. I'm hoping to ask a cardiologist for his views next week & will hopefully get back to you then.

Thanks again

[Lezzers]

I'm not an expert, I leave that to those who do know. I just feel that because we only get a snapshot of someone's health it can be too easy to give wrong advice on these forums. We often see people saying this diet or that diet is better for your health but in actual fact even the most recognised 'heart healthy' diet can be dangerous to some people, such as my husband. The same with HR's? a low HR combined with anaemia could mean your body isn't getting enough of the rich oxygenated blood it needs to maintain a healthy body? But what is deemed low/high for one person wouldn't necessarily be considered low/ high for someone else. My sister has had a HR in the 90's for years whereas my HR is high 50's low 60's neither of us have had any issues so far🤞 I always think when it comes to medical issues no one size fits all, too simplistic a view... probably!

I'll let you know when I manage to speak to a cardiologist, I'm hopeful it'll be next week if not it will be soon. Cheers

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

I have a couple of thoughts. One article is from 2010, which is ancient history for medical research.

The other is that women and their physiology is different. There are very few clinical studies just on women.

Regarding heartrate and BP. There is a goldilocks point where the heartrate and blood pressure is just right for an individual.

My Cardiologist is quietly obsessive about my BP and heart rate for good reason.

If either are too high or low, my angina is worse due to a lack of blood supply to my heart.

[LaceyLady in reply to Milkfairy]

Too right! Majority of health issues only use men! We are different animals!

[LaceyLady]

Personally I feel it’s what is normal for you and and how it make you feel. My HR is going as low as 48 at night which wakes me up and I don’t feel right.

[JudiHalf in reply to LaceyLady]

My heart rate is 42 bpm at the moment! I had an AF episode earlier approx 120 bpm and I don’t know which is worse, fast or low, this has happened to me before but the low heart rate is horrible and the reason I can’t take beta blockers.