Difference between Pulse rate and Heart rate
No. |
Pulse rate |
Heart rate |
1. | The number of times when blood flows from the capillaries which are happened because of the contraction in a minute is called as pulse rate. | The speed of the heart beat which is measured with the help of the number of contractions of the heart per minute and it varies according to the physical needs is called as heart rate. |
2. | Pulse meter or infrared monitor are useful instruments in calculating pulse rate. | Heart rate monitor or ECG machine are useful instruments in calculating heart rate. |
3. | Pulse rate measures blood pressure of the body. | Heart rate measures contraction of the heart in the body. |
4. | To calculate pulse rate you need keep your two fingers on the arteries of the hand. | You can calculate heart rate from the neck and with the help of ECG machine. |
6. | Contraction and relaxation of arteries is included in the pulse rate. | Contraction and relaxation of cardiac muscle is included in the heart rate. |