My husbands heart rate is 145 with a blood pressure of 120/102 he is an avid runner and has a heart murmur-- he is in excellent shape 6 3 180 lbs--- he thinks he can run today to get his heart rate back in rythym -- I don t think it is a good idea... any advice
Hello! Welcome to Ask a Doctor service! I understand your concern and would explain that his symptoms could be related to a metabolic disorder or cardiac arrhythmia. Besides, his diastolic blood pressure values are high, which indicates arterial hypertension, even though his systolic blood pressure values are within the normal ranges. For this reason, I would recommend performing some tests