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Ask the doctor; Is it dangerous for me to go over my target heart rate?

Publication: Harvard Heart Letter
Publication Date: 01-MAR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Q. I am 79 years old and exercise five days a week, three on the treadmill for my heart and two for strength training. Because I complained of chest pain one day (which I believe was due to my gastroesophageal reflux), my doctor sent me for a thallium stress test. Although the cardiologist stopped the test after three and a half minutes because I went way over my target heart rate, the report he sent to my internist said that I passed. My resting heart rate is on the high...

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