Monday, February 6, 2012

Heart rate may predict heart attack risk: study

(HealthDay News) UPDATED 2009-04-29
French researchers have found that a mental stress-related increase in heart rate before exercise appears to be associated with an increased risk of heart attack later in life for men. For the study, investigators followed the progress of 7,700 men for an average of 23 years. They found that men whose heart rate increased by more than 12 beats per minute during mild mental stress before an exercise test at the start of the study were twice as likely to die of sudden heart attack later in life than men whose heart rate increased by less than four beats per minute. Researchers say this information may be helpful in providing eariler, more targeted treatment to men at risk for sudden heart attack.  Read full story >
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