01 Oct High resting heart rate portends cognitive decline
A high resting heart rate proved to be a strong and independent predictor of cognitive decline within the next 4 years in a study of nearly 28,000 patients at high cardiovascular risk. The clinical implications of this finding, however, remain unclear, according to Dr. Darryl P. Leong. "What this study cannot answer, and which must be answered, is whether resting heart rate is just a marker of the risk of cognitive decline or whether it exists in the causal pathway. Further research...