3-Minute Heart Health Test! ™

Free app, medically validated to monitor and inform your overall heart health, is provided by the University of Minnesota Medical School

Cardiovascular (CV) health is an essential component of overall health. A free app has been developed and is provided here by the University of Minnesota Medical School to support a fast, easy and low-cost tool to test heart health in just 3 minutes. Here, the test involves calculating the change in heart rate over one minute following two minutes of maximum exercise, known as your heart rate recovery (HRR). HRR is a highly significant predictor of heart health and all cause five-year mortality that does not require specialized equipment and can be done in many settings (home/office). Download app to iPhone and follow instructions. For the most accurate testing, link app to heart rate chest band, as indicated. In the absence of the chest band, self-monitoring of heart rate by hand could be done but is less reliable. After obtaining results, an assessment of heart health is provided. Consult with your physician / health care provider if you have questions. De-identified data will be collected and used to assist researchers and health care specialists examine heart health regionally by state and country. This will be valuable in identifying regions/locales that could benefit from increased health awareness and care delivery.

A video of instructions on app use and a booklet are available with the app to provide more detailed instructions and the medical basis validating this test.