An anacrotic pulse is a small pulse with a shoulder on the initial upstroke followed by a slow rising, late peak. This pulse is also termed parvus et tardus. Parvus refers to the small volume of the pulse and tardus refers to the late, ill-defined peak.

Is Anacrotic pulse normal?

The average rate in an adult is between 60 and 100 beats per minute. The rhythm is checked for possible irregularities, which may be an indication of the general condition of the heart and the circulatory system.

What is Anacrotic?

Medical Definition of anacrotic

: relating to, being, or characterized by a sphygmographic pulse tracing in which the ascending part of the curve is marked by a secondary notch an anacrotic pulse an anacrotic pulse curve.