slow heartbeat
Sluggish cardiac rhythm
A slow heartbeat is a heart rate below the normal resting range, typically under 60 beats per minute.
The medical term is bradycardia.
In healthy athletes, a slow heartbeat often indicates cardiovascular efficiency.
In others, it may signal a problem requiring attention: The doctor was concerned about her slow heartbeat.
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
- sinus rhythmHeart's proper electrical timing
- pulseArterial blood throb
- resting pulseHeartbeat when idle
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
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- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- body responsesfight, flight, shivering, freeze, goosebumps
- heart responsespulse, palpitations, irregular heartbeat, tachycardia, bradycardia
- hibernationhibernation, dormancy, deep sleep, torpor
- illness symptomsfever, chills, aches, headache, cough
- hormonal symptomsmood swings, bloating, hot flashes, cramps, weight gain
heart rate speed
slow heartbeatfast heartbeat
Accelerated pulse rate
tachycardia · racing heart · rapid pulse · quick pulse · elevated heart rate
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