Heart Rate
| Status | Exists in IEEE, Rosetta and LOINC |
| Category | Hemodynamics |
| Common Name | Heart Rate |
| Label | HR |
| Description | Speed of heartbeat measured by the number of contractions per minute |
| Background | Heart rate can be measured manually by checking the peripheral pulse, or it can be measured electronically by EKG. This measurement can be used as an indication of a risk factor for a variety of cardiac diseases/disorders |
| Devices | Phillips IntelliVue, GE CARESCAPE, Phillips CMS, Draeger Infinity, Pulsion PiCCO2, GE Solar, SpaceLabs Ultraview |
| Units | bpm |
| DataType | |
| Metadata | Measurement Method |