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… Fast Heart Rate On this page: Overview Overview A normal heart rate for a healthy adult is between about 60 and 100 beats …
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… Target Heart Rate Last updated March 7, 2018 To help create a strong, healthy heart and lungs, it’s necessary to do physical activity at … health-related physical fitness is called your target heart rate (also known as THR and training heart rate). Your THR …
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… Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate) On this page: Health Tools … and myocarditis . Conditions that can slow electrical impulses through the heart. Examples include having a low … older. You can find out how fast your heart is beating by taking your pulse . If your heartbeat is slow or uneven, …
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Pulse Measurement On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done … Test Overview Your pulse is the rate at which your heart beats. Your pulse is usually called your heart rate, … pulse every day if you have heart disease or if you are taking certain medicines that can slow your heart rate, such …
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… Electrical Cardioversion for a Fast Heart Rate On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It … a procedure in which a brief electric shock is given to the heart to reset the heart rhythm back to its normal, regular …
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… Catheter Ablation for a Fast Heart Rate On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It … is a procedure used to selectively destroy areas of the heart that are causing a heart rhythm problem. Thin, …
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Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker? Decision … to your daily activities. A pacemaker sends electrical pulses to your heart to help it work better. You can't feel … no problem. I'm not ready to get a pacemaker. I'll keep taking my medicine and following my diet. Serena, age 55 I …
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… Sedimentation Rate (Sed Rate) On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done … gland ( Graves' disease ). Kidney, bone, joint, skin, or heart valve infections. Pregnancy and pre-eclampsia (toxemia … gland ( Graves' disease ). Kidney, bone, joint, skin, or heart valve infections. Pregnancy and pre-eclampsia (toxemia …
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Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly Actionset Overview … problem. Use tools like daily or weekly pill boxes to make taking your medicines simpler. How can you take your … does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of …
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… Interactive Tool: What Is Your Target Heart Rate? On this page: What does this tool help you learn? What … rate monitor during exercise so you don't have to take your pulse. A heart rate monitor shows your pulse rate