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At what point does a high heart rate during exercise become dangerous? would an extremely high heart rate of 250-270bpm be considered dangerous?

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Dr. Payam Mehranpour answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Maximum: Maximum predicted heart rate is calculated as 220-age. For a 22 year old the maximum heart rate is therefore 198 bpm. If your heart rate reaches 250-270 during exercise, it would be best to get evaluated.

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Answered 6/6/2021

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