“You find that peak heart rate is higher in athletes, because their hearts are primed to react to that sympathetic response,” says Prof Dhanjal. However, it’s not necessary to be an Olympian ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MDBlood pressure and heart rate (pulse) are two important vital signs measured during ...

Sudden exposure to cold can also cause strain on the heart, leading to angina or heart attacks. It is advised that one should ...

Heart Rate Increase in rate of contraction of cardiac ... of digestive tract contracts more - rate of peristalsis increases Sympathetic (fight or flight) Action of glands is inhibited - decrease ...

UCL researchers link aircraft noise to structural heart changes, including thicker, stiffer heart muscles that impair blood ...