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Target Heart Rate Last updated March 7, 2018 To help create a strong, … improving health-related physical fitness is called your target heart rate (also known as THR and training heart
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… Interactive Tool: What Is Your Target Heart Rate? On this page: What does this tool help you learn? What …
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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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… Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate) On this page: Health Tools Related … bradycardia (say "bray-dee-KAR-dee-uh") means that your heart beats very slowly. For most adults, a heart rate of …
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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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… 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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Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker? Decision Point You … choices are so that you can talk to your doctor about them. Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker? 1 Get the Facts 2 …
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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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… Medicines That Can Cause Changes in Heart Rate or Rhythm On this page: Overview Overview Many … medicines and drugs can affect the rate and rhythm of the heart. A few examples are: Asthma medicines. Decongestants …
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… Glaucoma: Target Eye Pressure On this page: Overview Related … a certain level. That level of pressure is called your target pressure. Maintaining the target pressure in your … does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of …