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Is it true that smaller people have higher heart rate?

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Dr. Keshab Paudel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It depends: Young people and kids will have faster heart rate but there should not be any difference due to size among same age group.

Dr Foster and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/22/2018

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