Journal article
Heart rate is associated with increased risk of major cardiovascular events, cardiovascular and all-cause death in patients with stable chronic cardiovascular disease: an analysis of ONTARGET/TRANSCEND
Abstract
AimsHeart rate was proposed as an emergent cardiovascular (CV) risk factor. Previous studies have shown associations between increased heart rate and CV risk in various populations. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic relevance of heart rate in a large contemporaneous medically optimized cohort of patients with stable chronic CV disease.Methods and resultsIn a post hoc analysis of the ONTARGET/TRANSCEND trials, we evaluated associations between …
Authors
Lonn EM; Rambihar S; Gao P; Custodis FF; Sliwa K; Teo KK; Yusuf S; Böhm M
Journal
Clinical Research in Cardiology, Vol. 103, No. 2, pp. 149–159
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2014
DOI
10.1007/s00392-013-0644-4
ISSN
1861-0684
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathChronic DiseaseDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHeart FailureHeart RateHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeTime Factors