Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
If someone has heart failure due to old age, is their contractility high or low?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Heart failure: Old age and heart failure can be associated either with decreased contractilty or with normal contractility and decreased diastolic function.
Answered 3/19/2015
3.1k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
How high is a normal heart rate while walking steady pace or light jogging? 39yr old female no health issues other than low thyroid.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What are my dad's risks if his mother died of a heart attack at 39 (his age now) and he has extremely low cholesterol (74:42) and high BP?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is a heart rate of 51 considered healthy or to low for a 76 year old man? And what would be the normal range for that age?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
What are some preventive health screening needed for a female 48 years old.. I currently have high blood pressure, diabetes, anemia low hemoglobin, heart mumor, arthritis, diagnosed a high risk of congestive heart failure, high cholesterol, morbid obessed
25 years old, blood pressure has been high for months chances of getting a heart attack at this age?
65 year old female with normal heart rate around 60+ and has been all over the place last 24 hours...from a low of 84 to a high of 128...resting?
Why is it not possible for you to have a heart attack at a young age? Aren't the risks just as high if you were between 10-30 years old and obese?
Is any of this normal? Im 18 years old and I am a dancer (I train a ton but its summer so not now) I noticed my heart hurts a lot when I am exercising. It got up to 206 yesterday and my HRV sometimes is as low as 5. My VO2 max is in the high 20s?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
