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MeSH Heading: Heart Rate
Tree Number(s): E01.370.600.875.500; G09.330.380.500
Unique ID: D006339
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006339
Annotation: chronotropic action of drugs = HEART RATE /‌drug eff + drug with /‌pharmacol + STIMULATION, CHEMICAL for positive chronotropic action & DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL for negative; for inotropic action see note on MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION
Scope Note: The number of times the HEART VENTRICLES contract per unit of time, usually per minute.
Entry Term(s): Cardiac Chronotropy; Cardiac Rate; Chronotropism, Cardiac; Heart Rate Control; Heartbeat; Pulse Rate
NLM Classification #: WG 106
See Also: Pulse
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(64)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/05/12

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Heart Rate MeSH Descriptor Data 2024