Heart: Pulse Pressure; Resting Heart Rate?
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A resting pulse of 48 is good.
Are you on a beta blocking medication?
If this is so, then your cardiologist may well be trying to reduce the workload of the heart and would not want you to have a high resting heart rate.
Pulse pressure is a different matter.
If you have a high pulse pressure, it is possible you have a valvular heart disorder - most commonly a leaky valve - particularly aortic regurgitation)
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Could be a warning, But , why were you having a stress test in the first place.?
You sound fine to me. My blood pressure yesterday was 136/86 and my doctor considered this ok for my age (71). I have a wrist monitor and that gives as Normal range 130/85; High normal as 130-139/85-89; Hypertension as 140/90. My heart rate is 50 bpm but then I am on beta blockers for atrial fibrillation. Your rate of 48 is excellent - it is what lots of athletes strive for as a fitness level. My resting pulse before the beta blockers was around 69-75 which was normal for me. The only reason it has been slowed down is because of the recent start of fibrillations. The resting pulse of greater than 50 is not a warning sign unless of course you feel very unwell. I think you are fine but check that the pulse rate does not sink much lower. This is only as I see things - I am not medically trained but since my diagnosis I have had to enquire about things to do with the heart .
Patsy 72
No, not in your case.
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