Poorer cardiac output correlates to lower brain volume, study finds
(HealthDay News on BusinessWeek) — What’s good for the heart is probably also good for the brain, suggests new research.
People with the highest cardiac output for their body size (cardiac index), meaning those with the greatest blood flow from their heart, tended to have more brain volume, which generally indicates a healthier brain.
In fact, the researchers said that people with the lowest cardiac output showed nearly two more years of brain aging than did those with the highest cardiac output.
What’s more, this connection held true even in people who had no known heart disease.
“Those with the lowest cardiac index and the middle group both had smaller brain volumes than those with the highest cardiac index,” said the study’s lead author, Angela Jefferson, an associate professor of neurology at the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Boston University School of Medicine.
“Our results definitely suggest that cardiac health is related to brain health,” she noted.
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MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS NOW CONTROLLED ALTHOUGH AT TIMES THIS GOES UP. TO 140/90…WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH PALPILATIONS THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTHROPY. MY ECG READING SHOWS I HAVE THIS, CAN I GET THIS CORRECTED. AT TIMES MY BP READING IS 120/90. THNAKS.
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cardiac output eedreascs with atrial tachycardia because there is not enough time between beats to fill the ventricles. It isn’t a very pleasant feeling to have this so the best thing would be to see a cardiologist. there are good drugs now that can control the atrial rate. If it is regular and about 150 it can be very tiring and cause shortness of breath. If it goes too fast you certainly can loose consciousness due to lack of blood flow to the brain etc. Have it check and treated.