heart rate

noun

: the rate at which the heart beats
Aerobic exercise increases your heart rate.

Examples of heart rate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But there is a new ability to broadcast your heart rate to fitness equipment. Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024 When an animal hibernates, its body temperature falls, its heart rate slows and its breath is more shallow, according to the World Animal Protection. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024 Certain medications—such as some antidepressants and ADHD medications—can raise your heart rate too, while others, such as beta-blockers, lower it. Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 6 Apr. 2024 Specifically, with a resting heart rate of 81-90 bpm the chances of dying during that period were twice as high as those with a resting heart rate under 50 bpm, and three times higher with a resting heart rate over 90. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2024 Alarms go off day and night when the monitors measuring Lennie’s blood oxygen level, heart rate and the functioning of the ventilator pump detect a problem. Gina Kolata Kim Raff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 Things that cause only moderate increases in heart rate such as walking are OK. Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024 Share [Findings] The nocturnal heart rate of young men can be predicted by their female partners’ daytime feelings of intimacy or annoyance. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024 Pollard had to rest and maintain a steady heart rate, so running was out of the picture. Tim Casey, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

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“Heart rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20rate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

heart rate

noun
: a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as number of beats per minute see maximum heart rate

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