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High blood pressure, slow heart rate, what's going on?

Dr. Jordan Hayes
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2025-05-24 01:26:42
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High blood pressure slow heart rate may be related to physiological factors, drug effects, heart disease, etc.
1, physiological factors
after the human blood pressure level rises, the carotid sinus baroreceptor will be activated, can make the vagus nerve overexcited, so that the heart rate slows down.
2, drug effect
patients with high blood pressure, take beta blockers for antihypertensive treatment, if a one-time overdose of drugs, can lead to slow heart rate.
3, heart disease
patients with long-term high blood pressure state, can lead to atherosclerosis, easy to cause myocardial infarction, and then affect the heart rhythm, resulting in slow heart rate.