People with chronic heart disease feel better if they own pets, a new study shows..

Monitoring the state of health of the Japanese showed that those who had an animal - whether it was a fluffy, scaly or feathered creature - had greater heart rate variability than those who did not have a pet.

For this study, scientists from the University of Kanagawa, Japan, invited 191 patients with diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and monitored their health within 24 hours.

The researchers also questioned them about their daily activities, as well as whether they had pets.

It turned out that about 40 percent of the surveyed had domestic animals, but otherwise the data of these people disagreed - age, employment, heredity and t.

Each person wore a portable device for monitoring heart function within 24 hours.

Professor of the University of Maryland Erika Friedman believes that this study is a step forward compared to what is already known about animal property affect human health.

According to scientists, this may be due to the ability of domestic animals to relieve stress from their owners and also because pet owners, especially dogs, are more likely to move.

Past studies have shown that aerobic exercise significantly improves heart function. So people with heart disease scientists strongly recommend to have pets.

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