A heart rate of less than 60 beats/minute is considered bradycardia, which is abnormal and therefore not better.
Normal adult heart rate is 60~100 beats/min. Heart rate lower than 60 beats / min belongs to the abnormal phenomenon, belongs to the bradycardia, may be caused by physiological factors may also be caused by pathological factors.
1. The heart rate of the elderly when sleeping at night or athletes is generally lower than normal, which is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not require special treatment.
2. Low heart rate caused by pathological factors may be related to heart diseases, such as arrhythmia, sick sinus node syndrome, atrioventricular block, etc.; it may also be due to abnormal metabolism of the human body leading to the overall metabolic rate of the body to slow down, the heart rate will be significantly reduced, and so on. Pathological factors lead to slow heart rate need timely hospital consultation, identify the cause of the disease, symptomatic treatment treatment.
It is recommended to consult a doctor in time and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance.