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Adenotonsillectomy tied to decrease in heart rate, cardiac output in children

For children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) and obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (OSDB), adenotonsillectomy is associated with a significant reduction in resting heart rate and estimated ...
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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Cardiac Output

For children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) and obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (OSDB), adenotonsillectomy is associated with a significant reduction in resting heart rate and estimated ...
New Atlas

Vagus nerve important for heart function during exercise, not just rest

A new study has found that during exercise, the vagus nerve, essential to the body’s ‘rest and digest’ response, has a more important role in heart function than we thought. The findings could be ...
Runner's World

Is your resting heart rate healthy? Here’s how to check – and what to do if yours is too low or too high

To live is to have a heartbeat, which is why it makes sense for us living things to have a good understanding of our ticker. It’s well-known science that our hearts beat faster when we exercise and ...