Heart rate node, where the faster pacemaker cells driving the self-generated rhythmic firing and responsible for the heart's autorhythmicity are located. For endurance athletes at the elite level, it is not unusual to have a resting heart rate between 33 and 50 bpm. The "maximum heart rate" (HR) is the highest heart rate an individual can achieve without severe problems through exercise stress, and generally decreases with age. Since HR varies by individual, the most accurate way of measuring any single person's HR is via a cardiac stress test. In this test, a person is subjected to controlled physiologic stress (generally by
Maite (given name) to: Maite (given name) Maite ( ) is a female given name of Basque origin meaning "love". It has become a popular name throughout Spanish-language countries, where it is usually stressed on the first syllable. Alternatively, it is also the Spanish nickname (sort of a contraction) for both "María Teresa" and "María Esther", in which case it is most frequently stressed on the last syllable and spelled with y, thus Mayté. It is also used as a proper name in the Portuguese-speaking Brazil in the forms of Maitê and Maytê (both pronounced /maj'te/), stressed on the last syllable. Mayte may