Pressure & Heart Rate

Blood pressure and heart rate are two different things but are closely related. The heart rate is the number of times the heart beats in a minute. Blood pressure is the measurement of force of the blood against the walls of arteries.

Slow heart beat and blood pressure

If the heart stops beating for a moment then the blood pressure drops to zero or to a lower value. On the other hand if the heart beat increases the blood pressure increases but not by the same amount of heart beat rate. Because even when the heart beats more times in a minute than normal, healthy blood vessels dilates (get bulged) to accommodate more blood to flow through.

Fast heart beat and blood pressure

When exercising, normally the heart beat increases so that nutrient and oxygen rich blood can nourish the muscles. It is possible to double the heart beat rate, while the blood pressure increases only marginally.