heart rate increase
Cardiac tempo rise
An increase in heart rate is the acceleration of heartbeats per minute, whether from exercise, stress, caffeine, or medical conditions.
The phrase appears in clinical and fitness contexts: The monitor showed a significant heart rate increase during the stress test.
Also called elevated heart rate or, more technically, tachycardia when abnormally high.
- pulseArterial blood throb
- racingSpeed competition sport
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- beats per minuteCardiac cycle frequency measure
adrenaline · fight or flight · excitement · panic · panic attack · exertion · throbbing · flutter · cardiovascular · blood pressure · anxiety · sprint · fear · caffeine · breathless · workout · stress · rapid
- sympathetic systemsympathetic nervous system, fight or flight, fight or flight response, adrenergic receptors, norepinephrine
- drug effectsanalgesia, allergic reaction, stimulation, vasodilation, vasoconstriction
- stimulantscaffeine, amphetamine, amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine
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