Pulse rates can vary depending on many factors:
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physical activity,
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psycho-emotional state,
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taking certain medications
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temporary hypothermia or overheating.
– The general deviations from the norm of the pulse rate are strongly influenced by bad habits (smoking, alcohol abuse), working conditions (both hard physical labor and, on the contrary, sedentary work), weight, age, diseases of the cardiovascular, endocrine system. If you understand that your pulse is fast or, conversely, too slow, then you should see a doctor. The doctor will collect an anamnesis and determine why the indicators are far from normal, the cardiologist concluded.
When you need to go to the hospital urgently
You should seek medical attention if an abnormal heart rhythm—too slow or too fast—occurs with the following symptoms, Jim Liu said cardiologist at Wexner University Medical Center:
