Re: Resting HR & CVD?

From: Brad Sheppard (Brad_at_sheppardsoftware.com)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: 23 Sep 2004 12:59:14 -0700

It is a risk factor. http://drmirkin.com/heart/8261.html "Having a
fast resting heart rate increases your risk for suffering a heart
attack (1,6) and dying early (7).

Everything that you do, thinking, eating and moving speeds up your
heart. So to know your resting heart rate, check it when you first
wake in the morning. Place your fingers on the side of your neck where
you feel a strong heart beat. Count your heart rate. If it beats more
than 83 times a minute, you are three times more likely to suffer a
heart attack in the next three years.

The test is dependable only if you are not sick, not under unusual
stress and have not been working excessively hard for the last few
days. A high heart rate increases is associated with higher blood
pressures that damages arteries and forms plaques (5). A fast heart
rate can knock plaques from arteries to block blood flow and cause
heart attacks (3). If your resting heart rate is greater than 83,
check with your doctor.

1) GB Habib. Reappraisal of heart rate as a risk factor in the general
population. European Heart Journal Supplements, 1999, Vol 1, Iss H, pp
H2-H10.

2) R Ferrari, F Nesta, A Boraso. Increased heart rate is detrimental:
the myocardial metabolic theory. European Heart Journal Supplements,
1999, Vol 1, Iss H, pp H24-H28.

3) C Rapezzi, C Manes, A Branzi. Increased heart rate is detrimental:
the peripheral-plaque theory. European Heart Journal Supplements,
1999, Vol 1, Iss H, pp H29-H32.

4)H Purcell. Heart rate as a therapeutic target in ischaemic heart
disease. European Heart Journal Supplements, 1999, Vol 1, Iss H, pp
H58-H63.

5)AC Pessina, P Palatini.Heart rate as a therapeutic target in
hypertension. European Heart Journal Supplements, 1999, Vol 1, Iss H.

6) P Palatini. Heart rate as a cardiovascular risk factor.European
Heart Journal Supplements, 1999, Vol 1, Iss B, pp B3-B9.

7 )E KristalBoneh, H Silber, G Harari, P Froom. The association of
resting heart rate with cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality
- Eight year follow-up of 3527 male Israeli employees (The CORDIS
Study). European Heart Journal, 2000, Vol 21, Iss 2, pp 116-124 "
peaton@pt.lu (Paul Eaton) wrote in message news:<13eed8fa.0409230139.3fc7eebb@posting.google.com>...
> Can a person's RHR be, in any way, an indication of the existence or
> non existence of CVD?

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