Drop-In Blood Pressure At An Early Age Can Be A Cause Of Heart Disease In Adulthood

Nikki Attkisson | Last Updated : April 21, 2021

Researchers detailed children who experience an unexpected lowering of their resting pulse rate as they enter into their adulthood, which may, in turn, lead to increased risk for heart disease over time. They acquired information from 759 black and white volunteers in the Augusta heart study that was mapped for evaluating advancements of risk factors for heart disease in their recent study.

Drop-In Blood Pressure At An Early Age Can Be A Cause Of Heart Disease In Adulthood

It kept young participants in the Augusta, Ga. area, who were alright and 5-16 years elder at the time of registration, as they flourish into adulthood. The resting pulse rate of volunteers was examined at least three times over 21 years. Greater than half of the volunteers had their pulse rate examined eight times and more, utmost 15 times. 

Drop-In Blood Pressure At An Early Age Can Be A Cause Of Heart Disease In Adulthood

30% of the volunteers reported a low resting pulse rate, which decreased rapidly as well as gradually, as they enter into their young adulthood; while 45.6% showed a moderate resting pulse rate and had an average decrease and only 25% and above showed a high rate of pulse and a low decrease. Gradually decrease in the pulse rate was 19.1, 24.1 and 17.4 beats per minute.

A remarkable association among a faster decrease in resting pulse rate from childhood to adulthood and a larger left ventricle, the heart’s major pumping chamber was disclosed in the additional inspection. A rapid fall in pulse rate was also connected with an extreme level of pressure inside the body’s blood vessels that the heart has to drive in the opposite direction to distribute blood and oxygen all over the body.

Low blood pressure can cause various effects on oneself, such as dizziness, weakness and losing consciousness. There are many instances where one doesn’t know that they are facing low blood pressure until they face any of the above symptoms.

This unknowing drop in BP can be common among the youth, as they are active in many activities, they do not come over these symptoms and can harm themselves. Lowering blood pressure in a hilly area can be risky; this may lead to accidents. It is better to practice breath-taking regularly.

This will help you ease your blood pressure, and in turn, give youth the refreshment that they require. It is recommended to consume more liquids and has salty food when one is facing low blood pressure.

In general, these connections were well built-in Black volunteers, in the viewpoint of Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University study, report in the recent past in the journal ActaCardiologica. The cardiovascular researcher, Dr. Gaston Kapuku, at MCG’s Georgia Prevention Institute, said, “An unexplained drop over time isn’t a fine actor,” in the college news announcement.

Researchers noted that Feedback of continual push against higher blood pressure, the left ventricle grows larger but develops fragile, which gradually results in heart failure. Therefore, except for a notable fall in heart rate due to intense aerobic activity, it odds-on specifying that person is at increased risk for heart disease and may gain from medications, a pacemaker or work out to establish normal rate, as per the authors study.


Nikki Attkisson

With over 15 years as a practicing journalist, Nikki Attkisson found herself at Powdersville Post now after working at several other publications. She is an award-winning journalist with an entrepreneurial spirit and worked as a journalist covering technology, innovation, environmental issues, politics, health etc. Nikki Attkisson has also worked on product development, content strategy, and editorial management for numerous media companies. She began her career at local news stations and worked as a reporter in national newspapers.

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