Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Heart Rate

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

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Cardiac Rate
  • Cardiac Rates
  • Heart Rates
  • Rate, Cardiac
  • Rate, Heart
  • Cardiac Chronotropy
  • Chronotropism, Cardiac
  • Heart Rate Control
  • Heartbeat
  • Pulse Rate
  • Cardiac Chronotropism
  • Chronotropy, Cardiac
  • Control, Heart Rate
  • Heartbeats
  • Pulse Rates
  • Rate Control, Heart
  • Rate, Pulse

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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66(64)

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  1. E01w.370.600w.875w.500w
  2. G09.330.380w.500w

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NLM Classification

WG 106

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Heart Rate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006339. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006339
  2. Heart Rate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_rate
  3. Heart Rate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1073121