I am a 62 year-old woman. My blood pressure follows a trend of becoming lower as my heartbeat goes up. [Example: 128 systolic over 86 diastolic at 104 pulse rate]. What concerns me is that my blood pressure stays high when my heartbeat is low. [Example: 158 systolic over 92 diastolic at 75 pulse rate]. In essence, my blood pressure is elevated when I am in a state of rest and is normal when I am active (the reverse of what should be normal). Last week, I started on a low sodium diet and I’m now trying to exercise more. Any other suggestions?
If i speak in a medical language, its is called ‘VENOUS RETURN’. This is the blood that the veins bring to your heart. When it drops, the autonomic centres controlling the heart rate signal the heart to beat more rapidly as the blood pressuse falls considerably low. The heart then beats more rapidly to compensate the deficiency in the venous return, and in turn increases the cardiac output (in your arteries). The increased heart beat is a compensatory phenomena. But this increased heart rate is not a positive sign, as it may lead to heart muscle exhaustion,,cardiac arrythmia or cardiac arrest (as you told that you are 62). So please better be careful and DON’T TAKE THE MATTER TOO LIGHTLY. Although i am a doctor but still i can’t recommend you any medicine,, but would surely advice that you see a cardiologist as soon as possible. Low sodium salt is an excellent thing to do along with walking. But please, don’t delay in consulting a cardiologist.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:21 am
i am not a doctor so please dont accept my answer as a very reliable one. I am telling you what I know
when the heart finds it difficult to pump blood through your veins (because of clogging by fat) your blood pressure increses. So it means your heart cant pump as much blood as it wants to do. So I guess the pulse go down.
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November 7th, 2009 at 5:40 am
If i speak in a medical language, its is called ‘VENOUS RETURN’. This is the blood that the veins bring to your heart. When it drops, the autonomic centres controlling the heart rate signal the heart to beat more rapidly as the blood pressuse falls considerably low. The heart then beats more rapidly to compensate the deficiency in the venous return, and in turn increases the cardiac output (in your arteries). The increased heart beat is a compensatory phenomena. But this increased heart rate is not a positive sign, as it may lead to heart muscle exhaustion,,cardiac arrythmia or cardiac arrest (as you told that you are 62). So please better be careful and DON’T TAKE THE MATTER TOO LIGHTLY. Although i am a doctor but still i can’t recommend you any medicine,, but would surely advice that you see a cardiologist as soon as possible. Low sodium salt is an excellent thing to do along with walking. But please, don’t delay in consulting a cardiologist.
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