Heart rate

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HR
Pronunciation
/hɑrt reɪt/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. His heart rate was 30 beats per minute slower
  2. We all know that when we exert ourselves our heart rate increases.
  3. Yogis trained in Eastern meditative techniques can change their heart rate.
  4. Nerves and hormones constantly monitor and balance the heart rate and blood pressure.
  5. This lactate threshold is closely correlated with heart rate and breathing rate.

Other meanings of HR