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heart rate
Rate of ventricular contraction generally in beats/min.
Pathology:
- higher resting heart rate & lower heart rate variability are associated with functional decline in older adults [2]
* due to age-associated changes in the autonomic nervous system
Related
arterial pulse
bradyarrhythmia (bradycardia)
heart rate variability (HRV)
tachyarrhythmia (tachycardia)
Specific
fetal heart rate
maximum heart rate (MHR)
target heart rate
General
vital signs (V/S)
References
- Hutsen L
Physical Activity Improves Heart Rate Variability in the Elderly
NEJM Journal Watch. May 6, 2014
Massachusetts Medical Society
(subscription needed) http://www.jwatch.org
- Soares-Miranda L et al
Physical Activity and Heart Rate Variability in Older Adults:
The Cardiovascular Health Study.
Circulation. May 5, 2014
PMID: 24799513
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2014/04/15/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005361.abstract
- Poirier P
Exercise, Heart Rate Variability, and Longevity: The Cocoon
Mystery?
Circulation. May 5, 2014
PMID: 24799512
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2014/04/15/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.009778.abstract
- Ogliari G, Mahinrad A, Stott DJ et al
Resting heart rate, heart rate variability and functional
decline in old age.
CMAJ. Aug 31, 2015
PMID: 26323697
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/08/31/cmaj.150462.full.pdf+html