A resting heart rate of 55 beats per minute when the 60-year-old is awake is not normal and belongs to bradycardia, but the patient, if asymptomatic, does not need special treatment.
The human heart rate is controlled by the sinus node, the function of the sinus node with the increase in age will gradually decline, some of the elderly patients will appear the relative slowing of the heart rate, the resting state heart rate can be in the 50 ~ 60 beats / min.
Mild bradycardia, some people may not have any performance, will not lead to a significant decline in myocardial contractility, the total ejection volume of the heart will not be significantly reduced, do not need to give special drug treatment, pay attention to monitoring.
For people with bradycardia, it is important to have regular electrocardiograms and ambulatory electrocardiograms, and if necessary, thyroid function and coronary arteriograms, to determine whether there are other causes of bradycardia, and if necessary, to give treatment under the guidance of a physician.