Heartbeat Changes and Arrhythmias
Current as of: June 26, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine
Heartbeat changes can include: A faster or slower heartbeat than is normal for you. This would include a pulse rate of more than 120 beats per minute (when you are not exercising) or less than 50 beats per minute (unless that is normal for you). A heart rate that does not have a steady pattern. Skipped beats. Extra beats.