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Dr. Peter Orkin, of The New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell

Medical Center (phew!), says that an elevated resting heart rate,

developing or persisting over years, is worrisome. It signifies that

the patient needs further evaluation to determine the cause.

The study, published in the European Heart Journal, finds that those

with a higher heart rate, over time, had a 55% greater risk of

cardiovascular death and a 79% greater risk of death, from all

causes.

"It is easy and inexpensive to determine heart rate and in fact, is

done routinely in a doctor's office," said Dr. Orkin, the leading

investigator in the study. (You can also monitor your heart rate at

home, or anywhere, for that matter, for less than $100.) Dr. Orkin

suggests that physicians need to track this information over a

number of years, not just consider single readings.

A healthy heart rate is between 60 and 80 beats per minute.

Another way you can help yourself to get an acceptable reading is by

taking pharmaceutical grade fish oil, an ultra pure, enteric coated,

pharmaceutical grade fish oil. The regular consumption of fish oil

reduces the resting heart rate and it has a bundle of other cardio

protective qualities, as well.

This information is based on studies of the resting heart rate. When

you exercise, your heart rate can be much higher, depending on what

you are doing. This is perfectly normal and no doctor need be

involved.

If your resting heart rate is consistently above 80, you probably

need to see a physician, because this is an indication that

something is amiss. Persistently high heart rate, along with

persistently high blood pressure, needs to be evaluated and treated

immediately.

by: Dr.Bill

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