Posted by Jim Lindgren: A New French Study Using Pulse Rates to Predict Sudden Death.-- http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_05_08-2005_05_14.shtml#1116003857
A French [1]study of men collected resting and exercise data on pulse rates from 1967 through 1972. They then followed up on deaths in that group through 1994 (about one-quarter died). They found, among other things, that resting pulse rates predicted sudden death from heart attacks. The lowest risk was for those with pulse rates of less 60 beats a minute. Reading from Figure 1, pulses of 60-69 led to roughly 1.5-2 times the relative risk of death. Resting pulses of 70-75 led to roughly 2.5 times the relative risk, and pulses of greater than 75 led to roughly 3.5 times the risk of sudden death by heart attack. (Click to enlarge.) There is more in the article on the predictive power of exercise pulse rates. For those who want an easy, painless way to check their blood pressure and pulse, everyone in our extended family has at least one of these [2]Omron wrist blood [3]pressure cuffs Just put it around your wrist, press one button, and wait a minute for the results. It slowly contracts and then suddenly releases when it gets its blood pressure reading, which results in no excess restriction and extremely little discomfort. References Visible links 1. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/352/19/1951 2. http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=omron+hem+609&hl=en&lr=&tab=ff&oi=froogler&scoring=p 3. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001VRL82/103-8196382-0071018 Hidden links: 4. file://localhost/files/jim-figure_1.jpg _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://highsorcery.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
