Heart Rate
What is Heart Rate?
Heart Rate measures how many times your heart beats in a minute (bpm). It reflects your heart efficiency in pumping blood. Factors like physical activity, stress, emotions, and overall health can influence your heart rate.
How to retrieve Heart Rate from Vitals™ SDK?
ItemItem | DescriptionDescription |
|---|---|
| Supported by Server Version(s) | NyanCat (V1 Backend)CrimsonLion (V2 Backend) |
| User Info Required | No extra data is required. |
| Vitals™ SDK API | Please use the healthResult.health.vitalSigns.heartRate variable provided by the callback function onVideoFrameProcessed. |
| API Reference | Health, VitalSign |
What does it mean to have high Heart Rate?
A high Heart Rate (tachycardia) can stem from various factors like stress, anxiety, hormonal imbalances, or heart conditions.
Medical attention is needed if you experience a persistent high Heart Rate or if accompanied by other symptoms.
What does it mean to have low Heart Rate?
A low Heart Rate (bradycardia) can be due to athletic conditioning, medication, or underlying medical issues.
Medical attention is needed if you have a persistent low Heart Rate or if accompanied by other symptoms.
How does Vitals™ SDK measure it?
Heart Rate is measured by the colour changes of the blood flow under the skin. The camera captures the red-to-white color changing on the face corresponds to one cardiac cycle. The fluctuation of these transitions per minute determines the heart rate.
Unit of Measurement: beats per minute (bpm)
Range
ValueValue | Quantitative InterpretationQuantitative Interpretation |
|---|---|
| ≥ 100 | High (Tachycardia) |
| [60, 100) | Normal |
| < 60 | Low (Bradycardia) |
The output range is [50, 130].