Beats per minute, or BPM, refers to the number of contractions performed by the heart muscle in which oxygenated blood is pumped throughout the body while, simultaneously, removing carbon dioxide to maintain life. The number of beats per minute is expressed as a ratio between the time blood fills the ventricular chambers and is, subsequently, released into the arteries on a cyclical basis. Beats per minute is the measure of heart rate.
Beats per minute, or BPM, relates to involuntary contractions of the heart to circulate blood throughout the body in order to maintain life. BPM is a biologically regulated process in which the heart rhythmically fills and pumps blood on coordinated time intervals to provide sufficient oxygen and its composite nutrients to interdependent systems in the body. Individual health greatly determines regularity of beats per minute in terms of controlling alternate blood supply to and from the heart.
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