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art has an irregular heartbeat. you should count his pulse rate for
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612551 tn?1450022175
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I find when I want to measure my resting heart rate, and important number in characterizing the heart, I count for one minute, yes I look at a watch or clock.  That count is the heart beats per minute. For most adults that is between 60 and 80. I can be a bit lower and higher without it being a problem indicator.

As for irregular heart beats, that's it, if the time between pulses is noticeable and repetitious one has a heart arrhythmia.  This too may be something that isn't a serious problem, but it should be checked.  I suffer from a condition called atrial fibrillation and it causes my resting heart rate to be fast (80+ at rest) and irregular.    
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995271 tn?1463924259
what is your question?
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