Michael Fuhr <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>pam_in_sc <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
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>> I've done a google group search and found lots of threads on various
>> forums that come to the conclusion that a high maximum heart rate
>> is normal variation. But I haven't found any references to medical
>> articles. Does anyone know of any?
>
>Here's an article from the Journal of Exercise Physiology:
>
>The Surprising History of the "HRmax=220-age" Equation
>Robert A. Robergs and Roberto Landwehr
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Massive.
But, one good thing:
If it turns out she DOES have an acute cardiovascular problem,
at least the MRH data sent her in to look at it.
I generally keep an 85% safety buffer on stuff I can't
actually look at. If I'm only 15% sure that it's nothing,
I don't bother talking to my doctor.
I'm no hypochondriac. In fact, I can only remember being
sick enough to go find a doctor 3 times in the last 20 years.
I just don't screw around at even-money when death is on the line.