Do anesthetics reduce your heart rate?

I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed later this month and will be knocked completely out using anesthetics. Most people are afraid of the pain after the operation, but I'm afraid of my heart failing during the operation. My resting heart rate is already very low (I've seen it go down to 50 or so) in a way that's somewhat directly related to anorexia.





Main question: Do they cause your heart rate to drop? If so, by how much?





(Please don't tell me to seek help for anorexia or anything like that.)|||you really must discuss this with your anesthesiologist, I believe that anorexia causes damage to the heart, so this is not something you want to take lightly. If you inform your anesthesiologist before hand of your condition, they can advise you on alternative options.


The cardiovascular systems of patients who undergo general anesthesia and noncardiac surgical procedures are subject to multiple stresses and complications. A previously stable patient may decompensate postoperatively, leading to significant postoperative morbidity and mortality. A substantial number of all deaths among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery are caused by cardiovascular complications.





Each year, approximately 30 million individuals in the United States undergo noncardiac surgery. Approximately one third have cardiac disease or major cardiac risk factors. Current estimated rates of serious perioperative cardiac morbidity vary from 1-10%. The incidence of perioperative myocardial infarction (MI) is increased 10- to 50-fold in patients who have had previous coronary events.





Cardiac risk stratification allows clinicians to group patients into various risk categories; therefore, low-risk patients can be spared further testing, whereas intermediate- and high-risk patients should undergo preoperative investigations and treatment to reduce overall cardiac perioperative morbidity and mortality.








I retrieved this information from www.emedicine.com |||Hi, I'm sorry to hear of your low heart rate, if you are going to be having anaesthetics to knock you out fully, the anaesthetist will have to give you a full check up, prior to the op, they will check your heart rate, lungs efficiency, pulse and a few other things, also you will be asked many pre-op questions, do not go ahead with any op, before being offered this procedure. Good luck.