Increases the workload of the heart, so long term, chronic can cause significant heart problems (damage to lining of arteries, resulting in atherosclerosis, increased risk of CHD and stoke) Lack of regular exercise, a high salt diet, obesity, chronic stress, family history, gender and race are risk factors.
Bradycardia is the medical term used for a low heart rate. Low pulse rates can be caused by metabolic diseases and damage to the heart structure. An imbalance in electrolytes and some medications can also cause your pulse to drop.
Causes of low blood pressure: Heart disease. 1  Weakened heart muscle can cause the heart to fail and reduce the amount of blood it pumps. 2  One common cause of weakened heart muscle is the death of a large portion of the heart's muscle due to a single, large heart attack or repeated smaller heart attacks. The resting heart rate for a healthy adult is between 60 and 100 beats/minute. 2  Bradycardia (resting heart rates slower than 60 beats/minute) does not always cause low blood pressure. 3  In fact, some highly trained athletes can have resting heart rates in the 40s and 50s (beats per minute) without any symptoms.