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In this era of fitness trackers, we have easy access to our heart rate at any given moment. Every so often, a number catches your eye as it flashes on your Garmin or Apple Watch while you're sitting ...

You’re familiar with the feeling of your heart pounding in your chest, your blood pulsing through your veins with increasing frequency when you’re scared, stressed, or sweating it out at the gym.

The human heart works quietly in the background, beating around 100,000 times a day. Most people notice it only during exercise, stress, or illness. Yet doctors say one simple number, the resting ...