There is considerable variation in the resting heart rate among the healthy, asymptomatic population. Spodick and others estimated that the "normal" range of heart rates in the afternoon was 46 to 93 beats per minute for men and 51 to 95 beats per minute for women. 5-7 Nocturnal rates are slower, decreasing during sleep by an average of 24 beats per minute in
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