What does low heart rate mean?

Low heart rate refers to the number of beats per minute of the human heart is lower than the normal range.

Normal adult quiet heart rate is usually between 60-100 beats per minute, heart rate below 60 beats per minute can be considered low heart rate. Long-term aerobic exercise, will enhance the heart contractility and coronary artery blood supply capacity, so that the heart beats each time push more blood, reduce the number of beats per minute, usually physiological adaptation response. In addition, sinus node dysfunction, heart conduction system problems and heart disease, etc., may also cause low heart rate.

It is recommended that people with low heart rate accompanied by other discomfort symptoms need to go to the hospital for detailed examination and targeted treatment as soon as possible.