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Mon 09 Sep 2008Heart rate a key predictor of heart attack risk
AS WELL as minding their blood pressure and cholesterol levels, people with heart disease should keep an eye on their heart rate in order to avoid further heart problems, new research suggests. Dr Muiris HoustonMedical Correspondent in Munich reports.
The Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Munich was told yesterday that a person's heart rate was a powerful predictor of their risk of having a heart attack.
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