The Healthspan Map · Ch3 Baseline: Vitals

Resting heart rate

What this is linked to

Where Resting heart rate is linked — 5 sources.In the order the Map holds them: strongest evidence first. That is a statement about the evidence, not about what matters most.
Nutrient or lever	Direction	Strength	Evidence type	What was found	Source
Resting heart rate	Watch this	Emerging	RCT / meta-analysis	Elevated resting heart rate reflects higher sympathetic tone and lower fitness, and tracks with increased hypertension risk.	Cardiorespiratory fitness & HTN (opens in a new tab)
Resting heart rate	Watch this	Strong	RCT / meta-analysis	Each 10 bpm higher resting heart rate raised cardiovascular disease risk 15%, coronary heart disease 7%, heart failure 18% and stroke 6%.	Aune et al., Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2017 (87 studies) (opens in a new tab)
Resting heart rate	Watch this	Strong	RCT / meta-analysis	Every 10 bpm increment in resting heart rate was associated with 8% higher cardiovascular mortality.	Zhang et al., CMAJ 2016 (46 studies, 1.25 million adults) (opens in a new tab)
Resting heart rate	Watch this	Emerging	RCT / meta-analysis	Each 10 bpm higher resting heart rate was associated with ~9-17% higher all-cause mortality.	Aune et al., 2017 / Zhang et al., CMAJ 2016 (opens in a new tab)
Resting heart rate	Watch this	Emerging	RCT / meta-analysis	Each 10 bpm higher resting heart rate was associated with ~9-17% higher all-cause mortality.	Aune et al., "Resting heart rate and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, and all-cause mortality", Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2017 (opens in a new tab)