A 90-year-old man with a heart rate of 40 beats per minute is considered bradycardic. If bradycardia is caused by physiological reasons, exercise can temporarily increase the heart rate, but after resting, it can be restored to the original heart rate; if it is caused by myocardial infarction and other disease factors, exercise may aggravate the load on the heart, and exercise has no therapeutic effect, so it is recommended that the patient consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease and use medication and other treatments.
1. Physiological factors: patients do not have primary organic diseases, and generally do not need treatment if they are asymptomatic. Patients with symptoms such as frequent dizziness can be treated with drugs such as atropine, or consider cardiac pacing therapy. During exercise, the heart rate increases to increase the blood output of the heart, but this acceleration of the heart rate is temporary, and the heart rate will gradually slow down to the original heart rate after rest.
2. Pathological causes: Exercise cannot cure the primary disease and will increase the heart load, considering the patient’s age and health, exercise should be cautious. If bradycardia is caused by myocardial infarction, interventional therapy or thrombolysis by urokinase and other drugs can be chosen, and aspirin and other drugs can be used at the same time; if it is caused by hypothyroidism, it can be treated with levothyroxine sodium. The medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.
If the elderly heart rate of 40, it is recommended to consult a doctor to find out the cause, if there is a primary disease, follow the doctor’s instructions to avoid delays in the condition of the drug should be taken under the guidance of a physician.