how to measure resting heart rate on ekg
Count the number of QRS complexes in one continuous lead where cardiac activity was monitored for the whole 10 seconds or in contiguous leads encompassing 10 seconds of cardiac activity. Multiply this number by 6 (10 x 6 = 60 seconds = 1 minute) to obtain the number of heartbeats per minute or the average heart rate.ow to determine the heart rate when it is lower than 50 beats per minute (regular rhythm): 1  Count the number of large squares between two successive R waves. 2  Divide 300 by the number of large squares obtained in #1. 3  The quotient is the heart rate (cardiac cycles per minute or heart beat per minute).