Rapid decreases in resting heart rate from childhood to adulthood may indicate heart trouble ahead

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Medical College of Georgia investigators report a significant association between a faster decrease in resting heart rate from childhood to adulthood and a larger left ventricle, the heart's major pumping chamber, over a 21-year period in hundreds of individuals who were healthy at the start.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news