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Rate Pressure Product (RPP) is a hemodynamic parameter that estimates myocardial oxygen demand by multiplying heart rate (BPM) by systolic blood pressure (SBP). It provides an indirect measure of cardiac workload and oxygen consumption.
The calculator uses the Rate Pressure Product formula:
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Explanation: The product of heart rate and systolic blood pressure correlates well with myocardial oxygen consumption, making it a useful clinical indicator.
Details: RPP is clinically significant for assessing cardiac stress during exercise testing, evaluating angina thresholds, monitoring patients with coronary artery disease, and guiding exercise prescription in cardiac rehabilitation.
Tips: Enter heart rate in beats per minute and systolic blood pressure in mmHg. Both values must be positive numbers. Typical RPP values range from 6,000-12,000 mmHg*bpm at rest.
Q1: What is a normal RPP value?
A: At rest, normal RPP typically ranges from 6,000-12,000 mmHg*bpm. During exercise, it can exceed 40,000 mmHg*bpm in healthy individuals.
Q2: How is RPP used in clinical practice?
A: RPP helps assess myocardial oxygen demand, evaluate exercise capacity, determine angina thresholds, and monitor cardiac patients during stress testing.
Q3: What factors affect RPP?
A: RPP increases with physical exertion, emotional stress, certain medications, and medical conditions that affect heart rate or blood pressure.
Q4: Are there limitations to using RPP?
A: While useful, RPP doesn't account for all factors affecting myocardial oxygen demand, such as contractility and ventricular wall tension. It's best used as part of a comprehensive assessment.
Q5: How does RPP relate to exercise intensity?
A: RPP increases linearly with exercise intensity and is commonly used to prescribe and monitor exercise intensity in cardiac rehabilitation programs.