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View Poll Results: Was achieving the target heart rate important to get good scan results?
No. Failure to achieve the target heart rate was not found to be significant. 1 50.00%
Yes. Achieving the target heart rate was a significant predictor of a lower mortality. 1 50.00%
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Old November 18th, 2003, 21:33
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Was achieving the target heart rate important to get good scan results?

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The target heart rate was only achieved in 74% of patients studied. Upon analyzing their data, the more significant factor was the failure to achieve a heart rate of at least 130. In table 2, the data shows that achieving the target heart rate (85% of predicted max) was NOT associated with a lower mortality, but rather it was actually associated with a slightly higher mortality!
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