high maximum heart rate

Michael Fuhr wrote:
pam_in_sc writes:

I've done a google group search and found lots of threads on various
forums that come to the conclusion that a high maximum heart rate
is normal variation. But I haven't found any references to medical
articles. Does anyone know of any?

Here's an article from the Journal of Exercise Physiology:

The Surprising History of the "HRmax=220-age" Equation
Robert A. Robergs and Roberto Landwehr
http://www.css.edu/users/tboone2/asep/Robergs2.pdf

Massive.

But, one good thing:

If it turns out she DOES have an acute cardiovascular problem,
at least the MRH data sent her in to look at it.

I generally keep an 85% safety buffer on stuff I can't
actually look at. If I'm only 15% sure that it's nothing,
I don't bother talking to my doctor.

I'm no hypochondriac. In fact, I can only remember being
sick enough to go find a doctor 3 times in the last 20 years.

I just don't screw around at even-money when death is on the line.

--Blair
"All Sicilians aside."