Your pulse and blood pressure work together as vital indicators of heart health, though they measure different things. While blood pressure shows how forcefully blood pushes against artery walls, your ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Measuring your heart rate at home is easy without needing devices, but they are available. Some are more accurate than others.Typically, the ...

From Apple Watches to Fitbits to treadmills, there are more ways than ever for people to keep up with their vitals. So why does so much fitness tech check your pulse? Because your resting heart rate ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a cardiologist explains why a lower resting heart rate can be a good sign of heart ...

“At a cardiac arrest, the first procedure is to take your own pulse first.” —The House of God by Samuel Shem That famous line told to med students is both obvious and true. It’s a reminder that in ...

Heart rate variability (HRV) is the variation in the time between two consecutive heartbeats over a specific period. Doctors may use HRV as an indicator for certain aspects of a person’s health, ...

It’s easy for the heart rate to rise quickly due to exercise, stress, anxiety, seeing the person you like or even hot weather. Getting your pulse to come down in the moment can be more challenging, ...

Without the need for expensive or invasive devices, you can easily measure your heart rate at home with the help of your two fingers, which doctors say is the most accurate method to do so. Usually, ...