Fréquence cardiaque. Vos questions répondues par le Spécialiste en Médecine Interne, le Dr Mera

Can you tell me please how many beats does a normal
heart do in one minute. I am over 70 and my heart when
I wake in the morning, and am still in bed, beats only 52
times a minute. Is that too low?

The normal heartbeat rate, according to textbooks, is 72
beats per minute, but there are wide variations on this
depending upon what you are doing, how you are doing it,
your age, and how fit you are.
If exercising vigorously, a young person' s heart rate may
increase to 250, while an Olympic athlete' s may not go
above 150. Younger people tend to have a higher heart rate
than the elderly. At rest, a baby may have a heart rate of
85, a child 80, a young person 70, and an elderly person
60. If you are anxious or frightened, your heart rate will also
increase. Illness, fevers and many disorders of the body
(eg. overactive thyroid, heart disease) will also increase the
pulse rate. If you are totally relaxed and comfortable, as you
should be in a warm bed on waking from a good night' s
sleep, your pulse rate will be at its minimum, and a rate of
52 under these circumstances is nothing to be concerned
about. An extremely fit athlete in the same circumstances
could have a heart rate Of 40.
If you are concerned then contact your GP who can perform
further tests such as an Electrocardiogram or Ambulatory
Blood Pressure Monitor.

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