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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena > Hemodynamics > Heart Rate
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Physical Examination > Vital Signs > Heart Rate

Preferred term

Heart Rate  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cardiac Rate
  • Cardiac Rates
  • Rate, Cardiac

Note

  • chronotropic action of drugs = HEART RATE /‌drug eff + drug with /‌pharmacol + STIMULATION, CHEMICAL for positive chronotropic action & DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL for negative; for inotropic action see note on MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION

Scope note

  • The number of times the HEART VENTRICLES contract per unit of time, usually per minute.

History note

  • 66(64)

In other languages

  • sydämen syketiheys

    Finnish

  • lyöntitaajuus
  • lyöntitiheys
  • sydämen lyöntitaajuus
  • sydämen lyöntitiheys
  • sydämen syke
  • sydämen syketaajuus
  • syke
  • syketaajuus
  • syketiheys
  • Hjärtfrekvens

    Swedish

  • Hjärtfrekvenskontroll
  • Hjärtkronotropi
  • Hjärtrytm
  • Hjärtrytmkontroll
  • Pulsfrekevens

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006339

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