Just had a baby March 9. On March 15 I developed high blood pressure and heart rate dropped. Also, had swelling in both ankles and calves. Blood pressure is still at 176/93 with meds that were just started on March 15. Heartrate has been as low as 45 but stays around 50. What do you think could be causing this?I had hypertension prior to pregnancy, but did not have hypertension or swelling during the pregnancy. Blood pressure ran low and heart rate was usually around 90-100.
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is important performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis of different causes that may lead to this clinical scenario: - perinatal cardiomyopathy- preeclampsia - an electrolyte imbalance. Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your doctor for a physical exam and some tests: - a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound-fasting glucose-complete blood count-blood electrolytes- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends. Hope to have been helpful! Kind regards, 