S. Karger AG (Switzerland) | ISBN:3805581602 | Edition - 2006 | PDF | 116 pages |
Those animals that live long lives tend to have slower heart rates. Several plausible theories suggest that this may not be a chance association but that the
slower heart rate may have a causal relationship to the longer life. Many large population studies have also shown that a slower heart rate is associated with a longer life in the general population, in elderly subjects, and in patients with stable coronary artery disease, hypertension, or myocardial infarction. Similarly, slowing the heart rate with -blockers in patients after myocardial in farction or when presenting with heart failure extends life in proportion to the degree by which the heart rate is slowed.
| Tags: Cardiology |
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