Someone explain why my heartbeat is SO. SLOW.

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stevenb said:
My best hope is that the doctor learned his lesson and made some changes. I can't even describe the panic in his voice and the look of terror on his face. I think, for legal reasons, he couldn't actually say an apology and admit to the mistakes, but he conveyed that message nonverbally. That was enough to let me sleep at night, ... barely.

I see your point. Nevertheless, it would be worthwhile IMO to check with the state medical board to see if any complaints have been lodged against this practitioner. It still may not be too late to lodge a complaint of your own if he has had other significant complaints lodged against him..
 
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That's awful. I can't believe that somebody would do something like that.
Stupid doctors. It seems like a lot of them don't care about you until they have to save their ***.
 
Sometimes low rates of heartbeats can be caused by dehydration (thickening of the blood). High hemocrit levels are not safe.

Another possibility is a low metabolism.

Of course it's also possible that the heart is just more efficient than most (one does not need to be athletic to have a good heart).
 
My heart rate is 44 bpm right now. I did heavy exercise this afternoon: 30 minutes of fast running. And I just did some arm and leg muscle exercises.
 
Xnn said:
Sometimes low rates of heartbeats can be caused by dehydration (thickening of the blood). High hemocrit levels are not safe.

Well, that could be part of it, actually. I am somewhat chronically dehydrated.

I doubt it's low metabolism. I don't really do much to exercise, I eat decently, and yet I'm still slender. :-p