slow heart rate

my daughter, a student nurse, passed out at work. This was the second time since last March. This time there were plenty of doctors around.
Her blood pressure was 90 over 56 and her heart rate was 30. She is scheduled for an ekg.

Can anyone tell me what the low heart rate could mean? I am very worried.

In the electrophysiology office that I work we see many patients in our syncope clinic. Neurocardiogenic syncope is one of the most common forms of syncope in young adults. Usually our work up includes, tilt table test, 30 day event recorder, EKG and ordered at the consultation. Have your daughter see a specialist in this area to rule it in or out.

SUGGEST TO YOUR DAUGHTER THAT SHE SEE AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST. THE TREATMENT
FOR THIS TYPE OF SYNCOPE CAN BE AS SIMPLE OF DIETARY TO A MEDICATION THAT CAN
IMPROVE THE RESPONSE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE MOST OFTEN SEE IS A WHOLE BATTERY
OF TESTS BEING DONE BEFORE THE TILT. EEG, CT OF BRAIN, NEUROLOGIST EXAM. ONE
SHOULD LOOK FOR THE SIMPLEST ANSWER BEFORE TRYING TO RULE IN THE MOST
DIFFICULT. ESPECIALLY IN THIS AGE GROUP WHERE HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE
WERE DOCUMENTED.

to dr. chung and complex, thank you for the information regarding my daughter's low heart rate. Last spring when she passed out, she had an ekg and they found no problems. She just told me they diagnosed the problem as vaso vegal syncope.

She is scheduled now for an eeg but has to wait until the end of
January. She was not put on a tilting table or tested in any other way except the ekg.

she lives in arizona as does most of my family. I am not impressed with the medical care my family is getting there when it comes to scheduling appointments and tests. Some of them have never been seen by a doctor but are referred to a nurse who makes the diagnosis.