A new study out of Sweden found that checking a senior’s resting heart rate may help identify those who are more likely to experience a decline in mental function. On average, those with a resting heart rate of 80 beats or more per minute had an average 55% higher risk of dementia than those with a heart rate of 60 to 69 beats per minute. “We believe it would be valuable to explore if resting heart rate could identify patients with high dementia risk,†said
Dr. Yume Imahori, lead author of the study from the Aging Research Center at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He believes that early intervention may help
delay the onset of dementia which can have a substantial impact on their quality of life.
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