Re: Resting HR & CVD?

From: Paul Eaton (peaton_at_pt.lu)
Date: 09/24/04 

Date: 24 Sep 2004 13:22:38 -0700

Brad@sheppardsoftware.com (Brad Sheppard) wrote in message news:<b06e736a.0409231159.3e180006@posting.google.com>...
> 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.

I have a HRM, my RHR when I awake and before I get out of bed is 48

> 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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