Is sinus bradycardia, chest tightness and difficulty breathing life-threatening?

The heartbeat should be maintained within a normal range so as to maintain the normal blood supply function of the heart. Sinus bradycardia means that the heartbeat is lower than the normal level. Most people who experience sinus bradycardia do not show any other symptoms. A few people will experience chest tightness and difficulty breathing after experiencing bradycardia. Are such symptoms life-threatening?

1. Is sinus bradycardia life-threatening?

Sinus bradycardia is common and of little clinical significance in young people. When athletic ability is well compensated, the heart rate is often slow. Runners all have a slow heart rate. This situation has no pathological significance, so don't be nervous.

2. What to do if you have sinus bradycardia

Sinus bradycardia does not require treatment if the heart rate is not less than 50 beats per minute and there are no symptoms. If the heart rate is less than 40 beats per minute and symptoms occur, drugs to increase the heart rate (such as atropine, ephedrine, or isoproterenol) can be used. Patients with significant sinus bradycardia accompanied by sinus arrest and syncope may consider implanting an artificial cardiac pacemaker.

What should patients with sinus bradycardia pay attention to?

1. The diet should be high-calorie, high-vitamin and easily digestible food, and avoid eating hard, indigestible and irritating food.

2. Smoking and drinking are important factors that cause arrhythmia, so you should quit smoking and drinking.

3. You can take medicinal foods that nourish the qi and the heart on a regular basis, such as ginseng porridge, jujube porridge, lotus seed porridge, etc.

4. Is sinus bradycardia harmful?

Sinus bradycardia does not necessarily mean the presence of disease. In fact, most cases of sinus bradycardia are seen in healthy people, especially athletes who have been exercising. In addition, our heartbeat will become slower when we fall asleep, probably within 60 beats. Sinus bradycardia in healthy people is generally asymptomatic. If there is only a diagnosis of sinus bradycardia, the heart rate is between 50 beats/minute and 60 beats/minute, and there are no symptoms, this can be called a normal range ECG, which is between a normal ECG and a suspicious ECG. Even if there are some mild symptoms, there is generally no big problem.