title: The rationale of a longer life span and nuclear medicine.
abstract: Routine nuclear cardiology examinations indicate heart rate, cardiac rhythm, the height of cardiac pulse and respiration rhythm. It would be of interest to study whether these data, especially if the same tests are repeated, can indicate patients' well being in the future and perhaps patients' life span, other factors being equal. Related old theories and suggestions are mentioned. Furthermore, some drugs like I-f channel antagonists and stress tests testing cardiac reserves could support such a study.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wink
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012146:Rest / Q000502:physiology