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Old 27th Apr 2008, 05:20
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AtoBsafely
 
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PP,

I had a similar problem recently, although my heart rate wasn't quite that low. The doc had me do a bit of running on the spot for 30 sec and then re-checked. Apparently there is a dangerous condition where you can have a low heart rate that doesn't respond to the demands of activity.

The blood pressure is dystolic/systolic (hope I got them the right way around!). The high number is the maximum pressure of your pulse, and the low number is the pressure between heartbeats.

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