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"It's something that needs to be checked out and talked over with your
GP," says Julie. "If it's too slow it may be caused by electrical activity in
the heart or the heart itself."
She says anything between 40 and 50 needs consideration, especially if
other symptoms are present.
5. If I have a normal heart rate is my blood pressure normal too?
Not necessarily.
"You can have a perfectly normal heart rate and still have high blood
pressure”, says Julie.
"Likewise, someone whose heart rate is abnormal can have normal blood
pressure."
Strenuous exertion sharply raises heart rate but it may only modestly increase blood pressure.
The only way to know your blood pressure is to measure it.