Low heart rate may be a normal condition and does not require treatment; it may be caused by medication, which needs to be stopped or changed; or it may be caused by disease, which needs to be treated according to the disease.
1. Normal situation: some people, such as young people with good physical condition, athletes and people engaged in physical labor for a long time, the heart muscle is relatively more developed, even if the heart rate is lower than the normal rate, it can still guarantee that the whole body’s blood circulation is normal, and there is no need for treatment, and at the same time, the old people’s heart rate will gradually slow down with the increase of age, but generally will not be lower than 40 beats / min.
2. Drug-induced: the use of some drugs such as metoprolol can lead to a relative slowing of the heart rate, so the use of drugs need to be strictly under the guidance of a doctor, and need to monitor the heart rate, once the heart rate slows down the situation, need to inform the doctor in a timely manner, and let the doctor for assessment, targeted to stop and change the drug.
3. Diseases: Some diseases, such as hypothyroidism, hyperkalemia, etc., can lead to heart rate slowing, and need to be treated according to the cause, such as hyperkalemia can be relieved by glucose injection, insulin, etc., and hypothyroidism can be supplemented by thyroxine.
The specific treatment needs to be chosen by the doctor according to the individual’s condition.