People with high blood pressure whose heart rate exceeds 80 beats per minute, do they need to control it?

A friend with high blood pressure asked Huazi, his resting heart rate is around 90, the doctor asked him to take Lolamine drugs, saying that it can lower the heart rate. But he read on the Internet that a person's heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute is normal, his heart rate is not over the standard, why should he control it?

Huazi said that although the normal heart rate is 60~100, many studies have found that the healthiest heart rate is between 50 and 80. When the heart rate exceeds 80, it is a bit too fast and can easily cause cardiovascular disease.

1. Does the heartbeat have a fixed value? There has always been a saying that everyone's heartbeat has a fixed value, and whoever stops beating first will die first. This statement makes sense. Generally speaking, a person's heartbeat is about 2.5 to 3 billion times in a lifetime. People with fast heartbeats have faster cell metabolism and division, and their chromosome telomeres are consumed faster, which may shorten their lifespan.

However, this statement is not entirely correct, because a person's natural lifespan is mainly related to genes. Many factors such as the acquired environment, living habits, economic conditions, mental stress, etc. will affect the length of lifespan. Therefore, lifespan cannot be simply calculated by the speed of the heart rate.

Some people with poor heart function have a heart rate below 50, which may affect the blood supply to important organs and shorten their lifespan.

2. People with high blood pressure should keep their heart rate below 80. It should be noted that the heart rate mentioned here refers to the "resting heart rate", which is the heart rate after a full rest. For example, the heart rate in the morning when you just get up, empty your bladder, but don't eat breakfast can be regarded as the resting heart rate. You can measure your pulse by yourself and calculate the number of heartbeats in 1 minute.

Most adults have a heart rate below 80. If the heart rate exceeds 80 but there are no other symptoms, there is no problem and no treatment is required. However, if the heart rate exceeds 80 and there is high blood pressure, it is likely that the high blood pressure is caused by excessive sympathetic nerve excitement, and the heart rate needs to be controlled.

3. How to lower your heart rate When the sympathetic nerves are overexcited, the release of catecholamine hormones such as adrenaline and norepinephrine will increase, which will excite the heart, increase cardiac output, and increase blood pressure. Therefore, by lowering the heart rate, blood pressure can be effectively controlled.

Lolamine is a commonly used drug for controlling heart rate. Its pharmacological mechanism is to block the beta receptors on the heart, reduce cardiac excitability, and also have an inhibitory effect on the sympathetic nerves, reducing cardiac output and lowering blood pressure.

Non-diabetic calcium channel blockers (diltiazem, verapamil) also have the effect of lowering blood pressure and heart rate. Ivabradine, which does not affect blood pressure but only lowers heart rate, can be used to control heart rate in patients with normal or low blood pressure.

4. Improve your lifestyle and lower your heart rate. In addition to medication, you can also effectively control your heart rate by adjusting your lifestyle.

1. Release mental stress: Excessive mental stress, which causes tension and anxiety, is a common cause of a fast heart rate. You need to learn to adjust your mood, treat work and study as fun, enjoy life, and face challenges with an optimistic and happy attitude instead of anxiety.

2. Don’t drink stimulating drinks: People with a fast heart rate should stay away from stimulating drinks such as alcohol, coffee and strong tea. Boiled water is always the healthiest drink.

3. Ensure sleep quality: Lack of sleep can cause arrhythmia and may also induce high blood pressure, so you should ensure 6 to 8 hours of sleep every day.

4. Maintain regular exercise: Exercise will enhance cardiopulmonary function. Although the heart rate will increase during exercise, when resting, the heart rate will be lower than normal, and the total number of heart beats per day will decrease.

5. Maintain a reasonable weight: In order to overcome the pressure of excess fat on the circulatory system, the heart rate of obese people is usually faster than that of normal people. Therefore, losing weight can lower the heart rate and has potential benefits in preventing the "three highs" chronic diseases.

To sum up, for people with high blood pressure, a resting heart rate of more than 80 is a bit too fast and needs to be controlled. If you cannot effectively lower your heart rate by improving your lifestyle, you may need to use medication to control your heart rate under the guidance of a doctor. If you have any questions about medication, please consult a doctor or pharmacist. I am pharmacist Huazi, welcome to follow me and share more health knowledge.