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heart rate

number of contractions (beats) of the heart per minute (bpm)
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Summary

heart rate is a biomedical measurand type[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of biomedical measurand type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,143 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: frequency[3], vital signs[4], measurement scale[5]
  • Part of: cardiology[6]
  • Commons category: Heart rate[7]
  • Medical examination: heart rate determination[8]
  • Facet of: heart rhythm[9]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10]
  • Used by: age-predicted maximal heart rate equation[11]
  • Main Wikidata property: P3395[12]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C49677[13]
  • Reference value: reference range as qualifier[14]
  • Recommended unit of measurement: reciprocal minute[15]

Why It Matters

heart rate has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

cardiology Paul B Laursen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3Iif5u
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0207803-srdecni-rytmus
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  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P3395
    Part of → —
    Part of → cardiology
    Instance of → biomedical measurand type
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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