High Resting Heart Rates Linked To Higher Odds Of Early Death

Researchers further found that people with a resting heart rate of more than 80 beats/min had a 45 per cent higher risk of death from any cause than those with a resting heart rate of 60-80 beats/min, who had a 21 per cent increased risk.

To determine this, the researchers looked at 46 studies that monitored resting heart rate, age, and cause of death.

People who have a “resting heart rate” of 80 beats per minute are 45% more likely to die in the next 20 years compared to those with resting heart rate of 45bpm, according to Medical College of Qingdao University.

All-cause death risk increased 9 percent for each 10 bpm increase in resting heart rate, while risk of death from heart disease went up by 8 percent.

However, Zhang told HealthDay that the absolute risk is small – that is, the odds of any one person dying from a rapid resting heart rate are low.

The resting pulse or heart rate is the number of beats your heart has over the course of a minute.

“The association of resting heart rate with risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality is independent of traditional risk factors of cardiovascular disease, suggesting that resting heart rate is a predictor of mortality in the general population”, said Dr. Dongfeng Zhang, from the University in Shandong, China.

“There is a wide range of “normal, ‘ and so having a resting heart rate which is at the high end of ‘normal” may not mean anything is wrong, and may not need treatment”, Dr. Schussler said.

Given these findings, researchers recommend closely monitoring resting heart rates, and engaging in regular physical activity, which can help heartbeats become less accelerated.

Here’s something to get your heart pumping: Your pulse could say a lot about your health.

This is also known as the heart rate.

Most adults have a resting heart rate of 60-100 beats per minute (bpm).

To find a pulse in your neck, press the same two fingers on the side of the neck in the soft hollow area just beside the windpipe. For instance, professional athletes tends to have much lower pulse, at around 40 beats per minute.

It’s known as resting heart rate, as long as the person has been resting for at least five minutes before checking their pulse.