Nowadays, people live in better conditions and are more concerned about their health. It is normal to want to know more about medical knowledge. Some people have doubts about pulse and heart rate, not sure what is the relationship between them? Today we’ll find out. Heart rate and pulse are not the same. Heart rate refers to the number of times the heart beats per minute. A normal human heart rate is 60 to 100. heart rhythm refers to the rhythmicity of the heartbeat, including the interval and intensity of the heartbeat, which produces the pulse. The pulse, an arterial beat that can be touched on the surface of the human body, is in essence the completion of an effective contraction of the heart, causing a change in the positive pressure of the peripheral blood vessel wall, which acts to deform the elastic arterial wall so that it can be touched. The normal human pulse is 60 to 100 times a minute. This shows that the number of heart rate and pulse are equal under normal conditions, but when there is a disease of the heart, the heart beat cannot be transmitted to the periphery and the heart rate is not equal to the pulse. A pulse rate of more than 100 beats is called tachycardia, which can be caused by heart disease or other conditions such as hyperthyroidism or anemia, while a pulse rate of less than 60 beats is called bradycardia, which is generally caused by sinus bradycardia. This means that when the heart rate and pulse rate are equal, the body is usually healthy. Once there is a large difference between heart rate and pulse rate, it usually means that there is a pathology in the body, which must be paid enough attention to. In the past, the heart rate could be detected by the number of heart auscultations per minute, and the frequency could be distinguished from the pulse, but now the heart rate can be measured more accurately by electrocardiography. One of the most common diseases is atrial fibrillation, whose heart rate does not coincide with the pulse, and the heart rate will be lower than the pulse. We can usually check whether the pulse is consistent with the heart rate to observe the physical condition. So as to find the problem early and solve the problem early.