Pulse is the heart rate. In people of different age groups and different levels of sports training, the heart rate varies significantly. A pulse of 60-80 beats is a good indicator. In women under 50, it is usually closer to 70-80 strokes. Men of the same age have fewer strokes - 55-76 per minute. The difference is related to the volume of the myocardium. The male heart is larger and beats, respectively, with a smaller amplitude.
Record content:
- 1 The value is normal
- 2 Symptoms of the rise and fall
- 3 Reasons for promotion and demotion
- 4 Indications for research
- 5 How is it determined
- 6 Preparation and analysis
- 7 Decoding the results
- 8 When to see a doctor
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9 How to bounce back
- 9.1 Medications
- 9.2 Traditional methods
- 9.3 Other methods
- 10 Possible complications
- 11 HR video
The value is normal
In general, for all healthy middle-aged people, the norm is considered to be from 60 to 90 beats per minute. Children under 12 and older generations (people over 60) have a higher heart rate. There are reasons for this.
| age | Minimum indicators (beats. in min.) | Maximum allowable (beats. in min.) |
| Children under 6 years old | 86 | 126 |
| 6 to 12 | 60 | 100 |
| 12 to 15 | 55 | 95 |
| 15 to 50 | 60 | 80 |
| 50 to 60 | 65 | 85 |
| Over 60 years old | 70 | 90 |
Young girls and guys under 20 years old are highly susceptible to emotional outbursts and anxieties. Students often do not sleep at night, and young mothers also do not sleep well. The heart of a young man is able to withstand these loads. At the end of adolescence, the same loads will already malfunction in the myocardium (heart).
In a woman's body, after 45-50 years, estrogens cease to be produced, specific hormonal changes begin. The cardiovascular system also responds to changes. The pulse becomes rapid. If dizziness and other manifestations of tachycardia are not observed, then you should not be afraid of this.
Symptoms of the rise and fall
If the pulse rate is slightly increased, then the person will not notice any external manifestations.
The danger is an increase in heart rate up to 50-60% of its normal values at rest.
With such abnormal heart rate readings, the symptoms will be as follows:
- darkening in the eyes;
- strong tinnitus;
- pain in the region of the heart;
- fainting.
- difficulty breathing, severe shortness of breath after climbing stairs.
Low heart rates - 55 beats per minute and below - lead to weakness, noticeable pale skin and loss of consciousness.
Reasons for promotion and demotion
It is customary to distinguish between 2 groups of reasons: associated with anomalies of the biological system of the body, with severe neuroses. And not related to them.
Rapid pulse occurs with such diseases:
- high blood pressure;
- anomalies in the structure of the heart (valve dysfunction, other);
- violation of the electrical system of the heart;
- excess weight;
- disruption of the thyroid;
- a tumor in the adrenal glands.
In addition to painful conditions and neuroses, there is a group of other reasons - physiological:
- stressful conditions;
- lack of rest
- insomnia;
- neuroses and depressive states;
- panic attacks;
- physical activity, training;
- uncontrolled intake of psychostimulants;
It happens that climatic conditions lead to poor health: lack of fresh air in the room; intense heat and thirst.
Smoking causes physiological irreversible changes in the cardiovascular system. And it leads to constant tachycardia. Tachycardia and arrhythmias are common in people who tend to use alcohol as a relaxing remedy; who like to abuse caffeine and energy drinks.
Sometimes an increase in heart rate is a compensatory response to a lack of oxygen. When tissues lack oxygen, they starve and the heart has to beat faster. This is typical of experienced smokers.
The pulse rate of 80-100 beats per minute in women is considered elevated. Sometimes the increase is associated with normal overexertion, and is not a cause for concern. But regular frequent bouts of increased heart rate are associated with diseases. In old age, an increase in heart rate is the norm.
In trained people, whose heart at least 2 times a week experiences moderate cardio load, and the rhythm even at a surprisingly low level, even when they reach old age
Athletes who choose professional athletics or weightlifting have record low heart rates. A trained myocardium at rest saves strength, but during periods of increased stress, their pulse can reach unusually high levels.
Indications for research
An increased heart rate as a result of a stressful environment or after a hard day's work is a normal physiological reaction. It is enough to rest in a calm atmosphere and drink herbal tea to restore the normal heart rhythm and pulse.
It is necessary to contact a cardiologist for a referral for an ultrasound scan only after the pulse is kept at high levels for more than 5-7 days in a row. Also, doctors are consulted in cases of an unusually large pressure surge - above 180 beats per minute. In young people, even during an increased cardio load, the pulse should not exceed 190-200 beats per minute. With a heartbeat of 200-220 people can already lose consciousness.
The maximum allowable mark is calculated using a simple formula: 180 is an indicator of biological age.
The pulse rate of 50-60 beats per minute in women is already considered low. It is necessary to measure the pulse in the morning, before lunch. The pulse rate depends on both physical activity and heredity, but also depends on the time of day.
In the morning, immediately after waking up, the body is lethargic, and the pulse is very low. After a walk and a cup of coffee or a cigarette, the heart rate rises immediately. All these factors need to be considered.
How is it determined
Elucidation of the causes of arrhythmias begins with a questionnaire survey of the patient. The doctor should be aware of the person's habits, physical and psychological stress and illness. Hereditary diseases are also considered when making a diagnosis.
After interrogation and initial listening with a stethoscope, the doctor directs them to apparatus research.
- Cardiac ultrasound is a standard procedure that records abnormalities in the heart valves.
- Laboratory research. A blood test can detect a lack of hemoglobin or certain electrolytes. Long-term anemia is often a harbinger of heart disease.
- Various stress tests. The patient is forced to run on a treadmill, and changes in his heart rate are recorded by electronic sensors. Such tests help determine at what load the arrhythmia begins.
- Transoesophageal echocardiography.
- The function of the thyroid gland is being investigated.
- Many more biomarkers are being tested to confirm changes in blood composition or hormonal changes.
An important stage of verification is the Holter study. If a patient is suspected of rhythm disturbances, this check is imperative. The essence of the method is that the patient walks around the whole day with a device that registers all changes in the work of the heart. Often, a conventional cardiogram does not detect rhythm disturbances due to the fact that the test lasts only a couple of minutes.
Preparation and analysis
In order for the analyzes to be reliable, certain rules must be followed. Do not smoke or drink caffeine before taking any tests. Immediately before coming to the ultrasound doctor or before the echocardiogram, do not be nervous, drink psychostimulants or energy drinks.
Also, you do not need to run to the appointment, you need to come to the doctor with a calm step and sit quietly on the couch for a while.
Secondly, nutrition must be correct. In the evening before taking the tests, you need to eat well.
Better to starve in the morning. The doctor will tell you more about the principles of nutrition before donating blood for various biomarkers. One thing you need to know is that excessive dieting is as harmful as overeating. From prolonged malnutrition and exhaustion, the pulse slows down.
The number of leukocytes in the blood test drops. And the doctor may think that a person has an inflammatory process in the body. The second reason for a low heart rate is decreased thyroid function (hypofunction).
Decoding the results
Seeing his cardiogram, each person can understand how rhythmically and often his heart beats. This can be seen in the rhythmic and harmonious pattern. If there are many disordered zigzags on the cardiogram, then the doctor diagnoses arrhythmia. If the rhythm is uneven and very frequent - tachyarrhythmia.
In a blood test, you need to look at the level of hemoglobin in the blood. Its rate is 120 -130. It also looks like the total hematocrit (HCT) - an indicator that characterizes the volume of red blood cells in a unit of blood. For women, the indicator is slightly lower than for men - 35 - 45%.
Important information is given by tests for the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone. It is a pituitary hormone. The level of thyrotropin in the blood test is increased if the thyroid gland has ceased to adequately produce hormones T3 and T4. And the level of the heartbeat directly depends on the correct functioning of the thyroid. If hyperfunction is detected, treatment should be carried out not by a cardiologist, but by an endocrinologist.
TSH norms for women:
| Age, years | Hormone rate, honey / l |
| 16-25 | 0,6- 4,5 |
| 26-35 | 0,26-4,1 |
| 35-40 | 0,2-4 ,0 |
| 51-60 | 0,4 — 10 |
| 61-80 | 0,4 – 6, 0 |
For men, the norm is one - from 25 to 60 years old, the TSH norm is 0.26-4.0 mU / l. Any deviations lead to violations of the cardiovascular system.
When to see a doctor
Be sure to go to a therapist after receiving the results of all tests. Hyperfunction or hypofunction of the thyroid needs urgent treatment. If your hemoglobin level is below 75, your doctor should prescribe iron tablets.
A pulse of 60-80 beats per minute for women is ideal. Figures from 90 to 100 are still acceptable, and you should not drink strong drugs. But the pulse reaches 100-120, this is tachycardia, and medications are needed.
Heartbeat below 45-50 beats intermittently - bradycardia. She's also dangerous.
How to bounce back
An acute attack of tachycardia must be stopped with medication. For some time after the attack, follow a more relaxed lifestyle. Do not rush anywhere and do not allow yourself to drink strong coffee.
If the pulse is constantly at around 100 and above, this means that a person has a hereditary predisposition to diseases of the cardiovascular system. To prevent high heart rate from leading to high blood pressure, it is advisable to find time for prevention methods.
A pulse of 80-100 beats per minute for a long time is already a reason to think about nutrition and physical activity. Reducing a somewhat high heart rate, both in women and men, helps an active lifestyle and proper nutrition. The diet should include foods rich in fiber and magnesium.
Valerian extract is suitable as a sedative. The maximum allowable dose is up to 80 mg 3 times a day. In case of an overdose, a headache, weakness will be felt. Valerian in tablets or infusion is the most effective medicine for lowering the pulse. The tool allows you to relax both the body and the psyche at the same time.
Medications
When the cardiologist sees the results of the Holter study and all the hormonal markers, he will decide whether or not there is a need for long-term drug treatment. Patients with tachyarrhythmias are often encouraged to register.
Medicines for tachycardia are divided into the following groups:
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Beta blockers. They are prescribed for increased heart rate associated with chronic heart failure and pneumonia. The group of drugs includes metoprol and biseptol. The course of treatment is 14 days. The doctor sets the dose individually. For pneumonia, it is usually taken every 6 hours. When prolonging the dose, it is important to undergo hematological control. Effectiveness is high if the product is drunk as indicated.
- Sodium channel blockers. A group of agents affects the electrical system of the myocardium. Medicines are used against atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal tachycardia. The funds are contraindicated after myocardial infarction.
- Calcium channel blockers. These are Diltiazem and Verapamil. It is used to reduce the rate of contraction of the right and left ventricles during fibrillation. And also for the prevention of tachycardia attacks.
- Potassium channel activators - lidocaine.
Lidocaine is injected intravenously. When patients call an ambulance, feeling that the heart will "fly out" from the chest. Lidocaine instantly reduces blood pressure. The heart calms down. But from a pressure drop, a person can lose consciousness.
Medicines are selected based on the patient's information about what diseases he has suffered and what medications are causing him allergies.
Some of these medicines should be available in the medicine cabinet for those who suffer from pulse disorders from time to time:
- Barboval.
- Corvaldin.
- Magne B6.
- Relaxil.
- Sedafiton.
- Arrhythmil, dr.
A class of drugs such as cardiac glycosides are used to treat when the pulse is both elevated and chaotic. That is, these are antiarrhythmic drugs. These include strophanthin and korglikon.
It is used only with the permission of an arrhythmologist, and the dose is prescribed only by him. In case of an overdose, these substances become poisonous to the heart.
Traditional methods
The pulse of 60-80 beats per minute in women is an average indicator throughout the day, it varies. When choosing a treatment, it is necessary to start from the symptoms and recommendations of the doctor.
If, after all the tests and studies, new attacks of heartbeat and shortness of breath did not occur, and the Holter study did not reveal any rhythm disturbances, then drugs in most cases are not needed.
The doctor may advise you to come back for a second examination in 3-5 months. And to maintain an even and moderate heart rate is best with the help of herbal folk infusions.
With an increased heart rate, appoint:
- Motherwort. The remedy is drunk in a course with strong nervous excitement, headache and prolonged heart rhythm disturbances. It is taken half an hour before meals. Dosage - 30-35 drops of tincture.
- Valerian tablets. The tablets are taken in the morning. After breakfast -2-3 pcs. The second intake of a sedative - 3-4 tablets already before bedtime, depending on how you feel. The course of such treatment is 2-3 weeks.
- Dill seed. Dill seed decoction is taken 1 time per day on an empty stomach. Boiled water (200 ml) is poured into a kettle with dry dill. Seeds need only 1-2 tsp. An effective sedative suitable for pregnant and lactating women. The course of treatment is not more than 3 months.
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Hawthorn. The tincture is drunk before eating. 20 drops, 3 times a day. The course is selected strictly individually.
These drugs are sedatives and act on the central nervous system. They are effective when your heart rate rises over and over again after episodes of emotional overload.
If folk recipes are abused, the body will get used to it, and the soothing herbs will cease to work. Then you will have to drink stronger remedies. The course of treatment with herbal infusions is therefore no more than 3-4 weeks.
Here are some recipes for herbal teas:
- 30 g of marsh dry grass (dry grass) 10 g of valerian root. Pour the herbs with a liter of boiled water. Insist 1 night in a thermos. The course is 2-3 weeks. Drink several sips of tea 3-5 times a day.
- Mix in equal proportions motherwort, valerian and fennel and cumin seasoning. 2 tbsp. collection spoons are poured with 1 glass of boiling water. Keep the infusion in a water bath for 10-15 minutes. Then they are decanted. The remedy is drunk like regular tea.
Recipe for a medicinal product based on honey and lemon:
- 1 spoon of honey 10 heads of garlic 10 lemons (squeezed juice of lemons).
- Mix all.
- Insist for 7 days.
Take folk medicine 2 times a day. The course of treatment with this remedy is 1 month.
Other methods
An unusually high heart rate can be reduced without medication. By acting on the vagus nerve.
Here are some techniques to mechanically slow your heartbeat by about 20 beats per minute:
- Immerse your face briefly in a basin of cold water.
- Eyeball massage (no more than 30 seconds).
- Valsalva test - it is necessary to draw air into the lungs. Then exhale slowly, while closing your nose and mouth.
- Special breathing practice. Take a quick breath. Holding your breath and exhaling slowly through your nose.
These methods are effective in cases where tachycardia began due to an emotional outburst, or, for example, a drunk energy drink. That is, when the reason is physiological. When the pulse is increased due to unknown reasons, and it is strongly increased, it is better to take a horizontal position. It is imperative to take a sedative (valerian tablets or barboval) and call a doctor.
Possible complications
The progression of the disease depends on the severity, duration and type of tachycardia.
Atrial tachycardia is dangerous due to thrombus formation. Due to the weak ejection and chaotic contractions, blood clots form in the left chamber. And when a blood clot is thrown into the aorta, the clot gets into the blood vessels of the brain and causes a stroke.
Physiological usually proceeds without significant complications. At a younger age, a person may not notice an increased heart rate. In adulthood, after nervous outbursts, the heart will already make itself felt with more serious symptoms.
Extrasystolic tachycardia is associated with abnormalities in the structure of the heart and can have irreversible consequences.
Serious risks are associated with the spindle-shaped type of rapid pulse. The disease leads to cerebral ischemia or pulmonary edema.
Most often, by the age of 50, women already have disorders: heart ischemia, tachycardia or bradycardia. A heartbeat of 60-80 beats per minute is already a rare indicator at this age. However, if the cardiologist does not detect any abnormalities in the anatomical structure of the heart, then it can still be corrected.
The pulse can be adjusted: lowered high to acceptable values with the help of herbs and medicines; unusually low rises thanks to exercise therapy with a specialist.
HR video
The pulse is normal and how to lower it if it is high:
