slow pulse
Leisurely cardiac rhythm
A slow pulse is a heart rate below the normal range, typically under 60 beats per minute in adults.
The term appears in both medical contexts and figurative use, where it suggests calmness or lack of urgency: He handled the crisis with a slow pulse.
Athletes and highly fit individuals often have a naturally slow pulse at rest.
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- beats per minuteCardiac cycle frequency measure
- faintWeak and indistinct
weak · thready · rhythm · resting · calm · sluggish · drowsy · meditation · deep sleep · relaxed · unconscious · fainting · fading fast · slipping away · blood pressure · monitor · wrist · neck
- Heart Rateresting rate, BPM, beats per minute, average rate, recovery rate
- heart responsesheart rate, palpitations, racing heart, pounding heart, heart flutter
- heart sensationspalpitation, palpitations, flutter, fluttering, heart flutter
- vital signsheart rate, blood pressure, breathing, vital signs, body temperature
- dying signsdeath rattle, mottling, mottled skin, cold extremities, cyanosis
- vascular responsesvasodilation, vasoconstriction, flushing, blushing, pallor
heart rate speed
slow pulserapid pulse
Elevated heart rate
quick pulse · racing pulse · tachycardia · racing heart · elevated pulse
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