It may sound dramatic, but the rate at which your heart is beating plays a key role in how long you’re likely to live. According to expert cardiologists and academic researchers, resting heart rate ...

If you own a wearable fitness tracker, you’ve likely seen a category referring to your resting heart rate. As the name implies, it measures the number of times your heart beats per minute while you’re ...

You’re familiar with the feeling of your heart pounding in your chest, your blood pulsing through your veins with increasing frequency when you’re scared, stressed, or sweating it out at the gym.

From Apple Watches to Fitbits to treadmills, there are more ways than ever for people to keep up with their vitals. So why does so much fitness tech check your pulse? Because your resting heart rate ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. February 4, 2009 (Washington, DC) — A high resting heart rate is associated with an increased risk of MI or coronary death in females, a new ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A landmark national clinical trial is underway for patients with a high resting heart rate. A team at Hartford HealthCare’s St. Vincent’s Medical Center is the first to ...

Sitting quietly at your desk, watching TV, or lying in bed at night, your heart should be taking it easy – beating steadily and calmly at somewhere between 60 and 80 beats per minute for most healthy ...

*Most of us understand the importance of regular blood pressure tests, and there’s a quick 30-second test you can perform at home to help assess your heart health and potentially identify health ...

A high resting heart rate in middle age may forewarn of diabetes when the person gets older, a new study suggests. Researchers from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in ...

It may sound dramatic, but the rate at which your heart is beating plays a key role in how long you’re likely to live. According to expert cardiologists and academic researchers, resting heart rate ...