What we physicians tell patients should be based on evidence, but that doesn’t always happen. A good example is when patients ask what their pulse rate should be and we tell patients between 60 and ...

Our heart is an incredible organ, working tirelessly every second of every day to keep us going. And one of the simplest, yet most insightful, metrics it offers about its health is your resting heart ...

For most people, the resting heart rate is between 60 and 80 beats per minute, says Dr. Pamela Mason, a cardiologist at UVA Health. “There's a wide variety of what's normal from person to person,” ...

Studies comparing pulse rate with cardiovascular disease and mortality risk show that a higher resting heart rate is associated with decreased physical fitness, elevated blood pressure, and weight ...