When Is Your Heart Rate Considered Dangerous?: Get the answer from Harvard Health Publishing.

Normal heart rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute. A dangerously high or low heart rate is any heart rate that causes symptoms, such as lightheadedness, fainting, chest pain or shortness of breath. For most people, a heart rate of less than 40 or greater than 180 beats per minute could be dangerous.

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