LuckyGuy
Active member
Hello All,
I'm hoping somebody else has experienced this or knows something about it.
I'm a 46yo male, 3 months post-surgery for AVR and MVR. I started cardiac rehab a couple weeks ago, after a relatively sedentary period (recovering from surgery, getting rid of a-fib, fluid in lungs, etc.), so this is really my first time doing any aerobic workouts.
The problem is my heart rate is not rising with exertion. My resting HR is about 77 right now, and goes up to maybe 84 when walking or performing 'daily living activites.' When I work out (on a bike or treadmill) at cardiac rehab, I can get it up to 93-96 but then it taps out.
Today we even did a test, where I exercised for 5 minutes at 4 METS, and my HR was around 94. Then I did a minute at 8 METS, which should have caused my HR to increase quite a bit, but no luck (it actually went down a beat or two). Needless to say, this is limiting my ability to get a good workout and is also concerning me a bit.
Anybody hear of anything like this before? I'll mention it to my cardio when I see her next week but I have a feeling you guys will know more about this.
P.S. I am not on metropolol or any other beta blocker that would limit my HR.
I'm hoping somebody else has experienced this or knows something about it.
I'm a 46yo male, 3 months post-surgery for AVR and MVR. I started cardiac rehab a couple weeks ago, after a relatively sedentary period (recovering from surgery, getting rid of a-fib, fluid in lungs, etc.), so this is really my first time doing any aerobic workouts.
The problem is my heart rate is not rising with exertion. My resting HR is about 77 right now, and goes up to maybe 84 when walking or performing 'daily living activites.' When I work out (on a bike or treadmill) at cardiac rehab, I can get it up to 93-96 but then it taps out.
Today we even did a test, where I exercised for 5 minutes at 4 METS, and my HR was around 94. Then I did a minute at 8 METS, which should have caused my HR to increase quite a bit, but no luck (it actually went down a beat or two). Needless to say, this is limiting my ability to get a good workout and is also concerning me a bit.
Anybody hear of anything like this before? I'll mention it to my cardio when I see her next week but I have a feeling you guys will know more about this.
P.S. I am not on metropolol or any other beta blocker that would limit my HR.