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Which is better a fast or slow base heart rate?
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Slow usually: Since the left side of the heart gets blood during relaxation, a slow heart rate allows the heart to be better perfused, and recover. Also a slow heart rate indicates that the muscle is efficient and does not need to work so fast to supply the rest of the body. An excessively slow heart rate or one that is irregular or does not change with exertion is not a positive thing, however.
Answered 6/18/2020
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