Heart beat may provide clues to kidney health

Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 20:35 in Health & Medicine

Individuals with a high resting heart rate and a low beat-to-beat heart rate variability have an increased risk of developing kidney disease, according to a new study. The findings suggest that the behavior of the autonomic nervous system may be a sentinel marker for late development of certain cases of kidney disease.

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