If a medication or a medical condition is the cause of constipation, eliminating the offending medication or treating the underlying medical condition may relieve the constipation. However, certain conditions require the use of a medication despite its side effects.
Your heartbeat can be either tachycardic or bradycardic during a heart attack, so no i don't believe you had have a normal pulse rate at the time of a heart attack, normal being around 60-70 beats per minute for an adult. Heart rate does decrease though with age but that doesn't necessarily indicate anything is amiss.
1 A rising heart rate does not cause your blood pressure to increase at the same rate. 2  Even though your heart is beating more times a minute, healthy blood vessels dilate (get larger) to allow more blood to flow through more easily.3  When you exercise, your heart speeds up so the blood can reach your muscles. Taking your pulse can measure your cardiovascular activity and oxygen consumption but it is not a substitute for measuring your blood pressure. 2  If you take your pulse (measuring your heart rate) before, during and after physical activity, you'll notice your pulse will increase over the course of the exercise.