Elevated resting heart rate is associated with the metabolic syndrome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increased resting heart rate (RHR) may be associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. Our aim was to explore the possibility that increased RHR is associated with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a sample of...

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Main Authors: Saar Nili, Cohen Michael, Berliner Shlomo, Steinvil Arie, Rogowski Ori, Kliuk Ben-Bassat Orit, Shapira Itzhak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/8/1/55