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- How to take your pulse - Mayo Clinic
A pulse is the heart rate It's the number of times the heart beats in one minute The pulse can be measured using the radial artery in the wrist or the carotid artery in the neck Heart rates vary from person to person Knowing your heart rate can help you gauge your heart health Take your pulse
- Heart rate: Whats normal? - Mayo Clinic
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute A heart rate above or below that may signal a problem
- Pulse pressure: An indicator of heart health? - Mayo Clinic
Checking your pulse pressure may help your care team predict your risk of heart and blood vessel events, such as heart attacks and strokes A pulse pressure greater than 60 is a risk factor for heart disease, especially for older adults Stiffness of the body's largest arteries is the leading cause of increased pulse pressure in older adults
- Cómo tomarte el pulso - Mayo Clinic
Aprende dos maneras de tomar el pulso, o la frecuencia cardíaca, con precisión
- Tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Learn more about the symptoms and treatment of this heart rhythm disorder, which causes a rapid heart rate
- Bradycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Bradycardia can be a serious problem if the heart rate is very slow and the heart can't pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the body If this happens, you may feel dizzy, very tired or weak, and short of breath Sometimes bradycardia doesn't cause symptoms or complications
- Heart arrhythmia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
A heart arrhythmia may feel like a fluttering, pounding or racing heartbeat Some heart arrhythmias are harmless Others may cause life-threatening symptoms
- Heart palpitations - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Heart palpitations (pal-pih-TAY-shuns) are feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering or pounding heart Stress, exercise, medication or, rarely, a medical condition can trigger them Although heart palpitations can be worrisome, they're usually harmless Rarely, heart palpitations can be a symptom of a more serious heart condition, such as an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), that might
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