In this era of fitness trackers, we have easy access to our heart rate at any given moment. Every so often, a number catches your eye as it flashes on your Garmin or Apple Watch while you're sitting ...

What is the myth and where did it come from? Assessment of heart rate, respiratory rate and other relevant vital signs are an essential part of assessing an acutely unwell child. It’s just that ...

MONITORING your heart rate is one of many important ways of checking your body is healthy. But how do you know what rate is normal and what method should you use to check? Typically 60 and 100 bpm is ...

Stuart Pearce provided fans with a positive update on his health after suffering a medical emergency on a flight last week. The Nottingham Forest and England legend experienced a serious health scare ...

An active 24-year-old claims to have the world's slowest pulse. Cameron Johnson's heart rate has been recorded plunging to as low as 22bpm (beats per minute) — slower than that of top athletes.

Your heart rate is a measurement of the number of times per minute that your heart contracts or beats. Monitoring your heart rate is useful for tracking fitness and managing the risk factors of heart ...

RESTING heart rate is a strong indicator of overall health and fitness, but what should a normal one be? An abnormally fast heart rate is a sign of supraventricular tachycardia. As well as being a ...

Common indications for Holter monitor testing are the investigation of symptoms of palpitation, dizziness or loss of consciousness with a view to diagnosing tachy- or bradyarrhythmia. The diagnostic ...

Your heart rate measures the number of times that your heart beats per minute, and can be an indicator of how healthy you are MONITORING your heart rate is one of many important ways of checking your ...