Fast Resting Heartbeat Could Predict Early Death
New research suggests that a rapid resting heart rate could be an indicator of early death, even in people without the usual risk factors for heart disease.
“Higher resting heart rate is an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular death,” said lead researcher Dr. Dongfeng Zhang, of the department of epidemiology at the Medical College of Qingdao University in Shandong, China. [1]
