Many parents know that their own pulse or heart rate should be within about 60 to 100 beats per minute. Your child, however, may have a higher pulse rate, depending on their age. Because heart rate ...

A resting heart rate between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm) is considered normal for most people, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). If your resting heart rate is over 100 bpm, you ...

THAN 13% FROM LAST YEAR. YOUR HEART RATE CAN TELL YOU SO MUCH ABOUT YOUR HEALTH. OUR KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH, SPOKE WITH DARLENE MELENDEZ ABOUT WHY IT MATTERS. YOUR HEART RATE IS HOW MANY ...

You’re familiar with the feeling of your heart pounding in your chest, your blood pulsing through your veins with increasing frequency when you’re scared, stressed, or sweating it out at the gym.

What we physicians tell patients should be based on evidence, but that doesn’t always happen. A good example is when patients ask what their pulse rate should be and we tell patients between 60 and ...

Resting heart rate — the number of times your heart beats per minute when you’re sitting still — is an important vital sign. Doctors measure it to check how your body is functioning, and the number ...

Tachycardia is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute (BPM). It can be a sign of emotional distress or anxiety, anemia (low levels of iron in the blood), infections, dehydration, ...