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Is normal for 4 year old to have a fast heart beat while sleeping?

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Dr. Payam Mehranpour answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Depends: Depends on how fast the heart rate is. Normal heart rate for most 4 year olds is between 80 and 120 bpm. See link below: http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003399.Htm.

Answered 5/30/2016

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Depends: Will depend on the heart rate. A child's resting heart rate is faster than that of an adult. During sleep, heart rates do change. Rem sleep (rapid eye movement) can increase heart rates to over 20% of resting rates. An abnormally fast heart rate in a child is typically over 220/min.

Answered 2/20/2015

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