diff --git a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.h b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.h
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+++ b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.h
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+#import "RCTAppleHealthKit.h"
+
+@interface RCTAppleHealthKit (Methods_Vitals)
+
+- (void)vitals_getHeartRateSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
+
+- (void)vitals_getBodyTemperatureSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
+
+- (void)vitals_getBloodPressureSystolicSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
+
+- (void)vitals_getBloodPressureDiastolicSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
+
+- (void)vitals_getRespiratoryRateSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
+
+@end
diff --git a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.m b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.m
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+++ b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.m
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+#import "RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.h"
+#import "RCTAppleHealthKit+Queries.h"
+#import "RCTAppleHealthKit+Utils.h"
+
+@implementation RCTAppleHealthKit (Methods_Vitals)
+
+
+- (void)vitals_getHeartRateSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback
+{
+    HKQuantityType *heartRateType = [HKQuantityType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierHeartRate];
+
+    HKUnit *unit = [RCTAppleHealthKit hkUnitFromOptions:input key:@"unit" withDefault:[HKUnit countUnit]];
+    NSUInteger limit = [RCTAppleHealthKit uintFromOptions:input key:@"limit" withDefault:HKObjectQueryNoLimit];
+    BOOL ascending = [RCTAppleHealthKit boolFromOptions:input key:@"ascending" withDefault:false];
+    NSDate *startDate = [RCTAppleHealthKit dateFromOptions:input key:@"startDate" withDefault:nil];
+    NSDate *endDate = [RCTAppleHealthKit dateFromOptions:input key:@"endDate" withDefault:[NSDate date]];
+    if(startDate == nil){
+        callback(@[RCTMakeError(@"startDate is required in options", nil, nil)]);
+        return;
+    }
+    NSPredicate * predicate = [RCTAppleHealthKit predicateForSamplesBetweenDates:startDate endDate:endDate];
+
+    [self fetchQuantitySamplesOfType:heartRateType
+                                unit:unit
+                           predicate:predicate
+                           ascending:ascending
+                               limit:limit
+                          completion:^(NSArray *results, NSError *error) {
+        if(results){
+            callback(@[[NSNull null], results]);
+            return;
+        } else {
+            NSLog(@"error getting heart rate samples: %@", error);
+            callback(@[RCTMakeError(@"error getting heart rate samples", nil, nil)]);
+            return;
+        }
+    }];
+}
+
+@end