Is slight bradycardia common after having a stroke?

I had a stroke when I was 7 years old in 1991; a dissection of my interior carotid artery to be more precise. Though I have limited use of my right side since then, I have had no major trouble since. Recently however, I have been trying to get myself in shape and have become more conscious of my heart. I have noticed that my heart rate hovers around 50 beats per minute; the very bottom of what I have read as being normal. I am also moderately over weight, leading me to believe that my lower heart rate might be a problem. I was hoping someone could tell me if there is any correlation between my stroke and my low heart rate. Hopefully I am just getting paranoid from watching too much House. Thanks in advance.

Heart rates vary, and I don't think you have too low of a heart rate. You are considered bradycardic, but as long as you don't have associated symptoms (new weakness, dizzy, passing out) I wouldn't concern myself too much. You might want to take an occasional blood pressure and keep your eye on that though. Good luck.

50 is too low, the min. is 60. if you are over weight you may not be getting enough blood to the extremities, you should go see a Dr. to make sure there is not any building health problems.

Your heart rate of 50 is lower, but lower is the best for you. Generally after a stroke, doctors give medicines to keep a lower heart rate, so as to reduce the load of heart in blood pumping. Medicines like Amlodepine, Atenelol are generally used for this purpose, as well as to maintain a Lower Blood Pressure. Normal heart rate is 74 for a healthy grown up man, it is higher among ladies and kids. Infant heart rate is above 100. As you have had a stroke before, it is better to maintain contacts with doctors, just to check the health of your heart.
Any how it is bad luck that you had this stroke at the age of 7.

Bradycardia per se isn't a problem until it causes you to faint or otherwise interferes with your life (easy fatigue etc...). People who are in good physical shape (such as athletes) also have low heart beat, sometimes as low as 40bpm. If you don't have any symptoms associated with it, it is not a real problem.

You should pay more attention to your blood pressure and cholesterol, because that's more closely related to the risk of cardiovascular diseases.