Wednesday, December 24, 2014

How Resting Heart Rate is a Risk Factor for Death from Cardiovascular Disease?

According to a study conducted in Norway, individuals with increased resting heart rate in their middle age are at a higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Past studies have already proven the relationship between the rise in resting heart rate and the increased number of heart patients.

In this study, almost thirty thousand Norwegians males and females with no cardiovascular problem were observed for more than ten years and the average age of the people observed was 52 years.

Individuals whose heart rate increased to 85 beats per minute from 70 beats per minute (in those ten years) were at a 90% higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared to those whose pulse remained around 70 beats per minute.

According to the best heart attack doctors around the world, coronary artery or ischemic cardiovascular disease might be predicted by detecting the changes in the pulse with age or resting heart rate.

It was also noted that participants with a healthier lifestyle (in the start of this study) had a low resting heart rate compared to others with increased resting heart rate. Other studies also show that the rise in resting heart rate with passing years can lead to bad consequences for patients suffering from coronary artery disease and hypertension.

This study is very important due to its good follow up and good statistical analysis. This indicates that a lesser increase in heart rate over the years may work a with healthy lifestyle (less smoking, physical activates and exercise) to show good results in the prognosis of cardiovascular disease.

According to any experienced Manhattan cardiologist, complete evaluation of the heart attack risk in an individual can be done by analyzing factors like high level of lipids (high cholesterol or triglycerides), diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and smoking along with family history.

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