A pounding pulse signals a higher risk of dying early even in people who are otherwise fit and healthy, a study suggests. Every rise of 10-22 beats per minute in the heart rate was linked with a 16 per cent rise in the risk of dying early, Danish researchers found.
A normal heart beats at between 60 and 100 beats per minute at rest but in elite athletes it can be as low as 40. Men with a heart rate over 90 were three times more likely to die during the study than those with a heart rate below 50, the scientists discovered.
A heart that races even at rest has long been seen as a sign of poor physical fitness but the latest research