What is chronotropic incompetence?

Chronotropic incompetence is characterized as the inability of the heart to regulate its rate in proportion to metabolic demand. It is the heart's inability to reach the age predicted maximum heart rate.

How do members experience chronotropic incompetence?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronotropic incompetence*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for chronotropic incompetence*

Who has chronotropic incompetence on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 0
50s 3
60s 10
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 10
Female 12

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What is chronotropic incompetence?

Chronotropic incompetence is characterized as the inability of the heart to regulate its rate in proportion to metabolic demand. It is the heart's inability to reach the age predicted maximum heart rate.



Common symptoms reported by people with chronotropic incompetence

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for chronotropic incompetence

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Compare treatments taken by people with chronotropic incompetence

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Who has chronotropic incompetence on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 22 say chronotropic incompetence is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 0
50s 3
60s 10
70+ 8
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 10
Female 12

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 4
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from chronotropic incompetence patients who have completed their condition history
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