But if they cause you to have a really slow heart rate, your doctor might lower your dose or give you a different drug. Otherwise, your doctor may treat your bradycardia with: Medication If your heart rate is dangerously low, your doctor may treat you in the hospital with an IV drug, ...
Low heart rate (resting conditions) Wearable device heart rate measurement failure Bradyarrhythmia Sinoatrial node dysfunction, high grade atrioventricular block Sinus bradycardia Anorexia/malnutrition, CNS disease, hypothermia, hypothyroidism, exercise training, medication effect, sleep apnea, increased vagal to...
Some calcium channel blockers and most β blockers prolong diastolic filling time by slowing heart rate, thereby potentially improving the symptoms of diastolic heart failure. Calcium antagonists, β blockers, diuretics, and ACE inhibitors may also promote regression of left ventricular hypertrophy and...
treating that may take care of your slow heart rate. Or, your doctor may change medications that you take that might be slowing your heart. For instance, beta-blockers are sometimes prescribed to relax your heart muscle. But if they cause you to have a really slow heart rate, your doctor...
Nitroglycerin.This medication eases your heart’s workload by widening blood vessels and boosting the flow of blood. It also reduces chest pain. Beta blockers. These medications slow your heart rate, decrease blood pressure, and reduce the force of your heart's contractions, which gives your he...
Treatment: Medication Patients with atrial fibrillation are usually prescribed a combination of medicines to prevent complications. AFib medicine may include blood thinners or anti-clotting medications to help prevent the risk of stroke. Medications that control the rate that your heart beats keep the ...
Some medications can slow your heart rate. This is often an expected response to the medication and is not always cause for concern. For example, some people take medication to slow their heart rate if they have abnormally fast heart rhythms (such asatrial fibrillation). ...
Slowing the heart rate with atrial fibrillation medications. Preventing strokes. Converting atrial fibrillation to a normal heart rhythm with medications or electrical shock. Preventing the recurrence of atrial fibrillation with AFib medications. Using procedures (for example, pacemakers, defibrillators, surg...
Beta-blockers decrease the workload of the heart by slowing the heart rate and decreasing the force of contraction of heart muscle. Decreasing the workload decreases the demand for oxygen by the heart and limits the amount of damage to the heart muscle. Long-term administration of beta-...
Beta-blockerswork by slowing the heart rate, helping it beat less forcefully, and decreasing the effects of the hormone adrenaline on the heart. They also help lower blood pressure, so the heart doesn’t have to work as hard. Doctors prescribe beta-blockers to prevent future heart attacks ...