What is the highest heart rate ever recorded?

According to a report on the National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) the fastest human rate reported to date in the world is 480 beats per minute for an adult - but have not reported one for a child. NHS project manager Laura said: "Doctors couldn't believe he had actually walked in with such a heart rate.
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What is the highest human heart rate recorded?

A medical literature review suggests that the fastest human ventricular conduction rate reported to date in a tachyarrhythmia is 480 beats per minute.
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Can your heart rate 300 bpm?

When a person goes into this arrhythmia, the heart beats at least 100 beats per minute and can be as high as 300 beats per minute. SVT is also known as paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) or paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT).
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What's the highest heart rate before death?

Predicted maximum heart rate = 220 - your age

For more precise calculations, over 40 complex equations have been developed. Keep in mind that your actual maximum heart rate is most accurately identified by a medically supervised maximal graded exercise test.
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What happens if your heart rate is 240?

Some people experience rapid heartbeats (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia), with heart rates rising up to 240 beats per minute. Other symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath, fainting and possibly angina.
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Who has the lowest heart rate?

Daniel Green holds the world record for the slowest heartbeat in a healthy human, with a heart rate measured in 2014 of 26 BPM. Martin Brady holds the Guinness world record for the slowest heart rate with a certified rate over a minute duration of 27 BPM.
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Can you have a heart rate of 400?

With tachycardia, the heart beats at more than 100 beats per minute and can beat as fast as 400 beats per minute for no specific reason. At this rate the heart is not able to pump blood effectively to the body and brain.
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What happens if my heart rate is 200?

So, more than 200 beats per minute heart rate during exercise is dangerous for you. If you develop palpitations, an irregular heart rate, shortness of breath, or chest pain, you need to seek medical help right away. This could be a sign of an impending heart attack or other life-threatening heart problems.
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Can your heart explode?

Some conditions can make a person's heart feel like it's beating out of their chest, or cause such intense pain, a person may think their heart will explode. Don't worry, your heart can't actually explode.
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How high can the heart rate go?

The maximum rate is based on your age, as subtracted from 220. So for a 50-year-old, maximum heart rate is 220 minus 50, or 170 beats per minute.
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Is a resting heart rate of 35 good?

Doctors consider a low heart rate to be 60 beats per minute (bpm) and below. In fact, if you have bradycardia, you'll have a low resting heart rate below 60, even when you're awake and active. In contrast, a normal range is 60 to 100 bpm while awake.
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Is 47 bpm too low?

A normal resting heart rate for most people is between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm). A resting heart rate slower than 60 bpm is considered bradycardia.
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Is sudden death painful?

Their study made the surprising discovery that about half of patients who have a sudden cardiac arrest first experience symptoms like intermittent chest pain and pressure, shortness of breath, palpitations, or ongoing flu-like symptoms such as nausea and abdominal and back pain.
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Why do I feel a pop in my heart?

Anxiety or panic attack

Stress and anxiety can cause many physical symptoms. A chronic stress or anxiety disorder can cause tension in the chest. This tension can contribute to symptoms such as a popping sound or pain. In some cases, a person having a panic attack may confuse the symptoms for those of a heart attack.
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Do heart attacks Hurt?

Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center or left side of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes or that goes away and comes back. The discomfort can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain. Feeling weak, light-headed, or faint. You may also break out into a cold sweat.
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What heart rate is an emergency?

If you're sitting down and feeling calm, your heart shouldn't beat more than about 100 times per minute. A heartbeat that's faster than this, also called tachycardia, is a reason to come to the emergency department and get checked out. We often see patients whose hearts are beating 160 beats per minute or more.
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Is 150 a good heart rate for exercise?

For moderate activity, you want your heart rate to be between 90 and 126 (that's 50% to 70%) the entire 150 minutes you're exercising. For vigorous, aim for a heart rate between 126 and 153 (that's 70% to 85%) when you're exercising.
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Can your heart beat twice?

Overview. Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are extra heartbeats that begin in one of the heart's two lower pumping chambers (ventricles). These extra beats disrupt the regular heart rhythm, sometimes causing a sensation of a fluttering or a skipped beat in the chest.
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Is 40 a low resting heart rate?

A slow heart rate isn't always a concern. For example, a resting heart rate between 40 and 60 beats a minute is quite common during sleep and in some people, particularly healthy young adults and trained athletes.
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Is a heart rate of 115 too high?

You should visit your doctor if your heart rate is consistently above 100 beats per minute or below 60 beats per minute (and you're not an athlete), or you're also experiencing: shortness of breath.
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Is a sleeping heart rate of 38 too low?

During sleep, it is normal for a person's heart rate to slow down below the range for a typical resting heart rate. Between 40 to 50 beats per minute (bpm) is considered an average sleeping heart rate for adults, though this can vary depending on multiple factors.
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What was Michael Jordan heart rate?

Jordan nearly made the golfer “pass out”

Varner explained on the podcast that Will checked his Whoop after the final hole and noticed his heart rate reached 159 beats per minute on the golf course.
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Is 55 a good resting heart rate?

The normal range is between 50 and 100 beats per minute. If your resting heart rate is above 100, it's called tachycardia; below 60, and it's called bradycardia. Increasingly, experts pin an ideal resting heart rate at between 50 to 70 beats per minute.
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What are the 5 signs of death?

5 Signs of Obvious and Irreversible Death
  • Decapitation.
  • Decomposition.
  • Postmortem lividity.
  • Postmortem rigidity.
  • Burned beyond recognition.
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