The Telltale Heartbeat: Heart-Rate Monitors are Taking New Shapes

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Kristina Grifantini

Abstract

The pulse rate has long been considered a basic and essential window on a person?s general physical condition. A racing heart could mean a person is at risk for a heart attack or, conversely, simply stressed, excited, or exercising. An erratic heartbeat could be a sign of a thyroid condition or, rather, just an indication that a person has indulged in one too many cups of coffee that morning. A slow pulse, on the other hand, could be a sign of a serious electrical problem within the organ or suggest, to the contrary, that a heart is as strong as an ox.

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Feb 16, 2017·Acta Paediatrica·Ajay C KevatC Omar F Kamlin

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