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Higher pulse equals higher risk of death

23-Nov-2015

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Risk of dying increases by around nine per cent for every extra 10 beats per minute

Independent of traditional risk factors of cardiovascular disease.

Meta-study of 46 studies involving 1.2 million people over 21 years.

Optimum pulse rate varies by sex and age but, in summary, to get into the excellent rating you need to be below 65 BPM.

The study was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

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Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)

General medical journal publishing original clinical research, analyses and reviews.

Christopher (Chris) Allen

Head of Healthcare at HEART UK - The Cholesterol Charity

Dongfeng Zhang

Professor in Department of epidemiology and health statistics at the Qingdao University.

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