Association of average heart rate on 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiograms with incidence of new coronary events at 48-month follow-up in 1,311 patients (mean age 81 years) with heart disease and sinus rhythm.
A prospective study performed in 1,311 men and women, mean age 81 years, with heart disease and sinus rhythm showed at 48-month follow-up that male sex, increasing age, and average 24-hour heart rate measured from 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiograms were independent risk factors for new coronary events. There was a 1.14 times higher chance of developing new coronary events for an increment of 5 beats/min of heart rate after controlling the confounding effect of other risk factors.
Hebrew Hospital Home, Bronx, New York, USA.
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D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution