[Heart rate: relative risk and absolute risk].
The concept of the threshold of therapeutic intervention as a function of the absolute risk is introduced. The definitions of relative risk and absolute risk are then recalled; in the case of absolute risk, only prolonged observation of a cohort combined with multivariate statistical analysis can select the most relevant risk factors and attribute a relative weighting to each factor. Software may be helpful. The roles of the age high-risk productions, their life-style, modalities of therapeutic intervention, and economic implications are discussed.
Beaufils
M
M
Hôpital Tenon, Paris.
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
Risque relatif et risque absolu. Frequence cardiaque.