Your heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and temperature are known as your vital signs.
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Bradycardia
When your heart rate is slow, less than 60 beats a minute, it is called bradycardia. Bradycardia can be normal, caused by medicines, or a sign of a disease. It is a concern when your heart rate is very low, or you have symptoms.
