Journal article
Impact of resting heart rate on mortality, disability and cognitive decline in patients after ischaemic stroke
Abstract
AIMS: Recurrent stroke is a frequent and disabling event. A high heart rate is associated with cardiovascular outcomes. We investigated the effects of the resting heart rate on cardiovascular and neurological outcomes after recurrent stroke in the high-risk population of the PRoFESS study.
METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 20,165 patients after ischaemic stroke (mean age 66.1, SD 8.6 years) assigned to the treatment arms of the PRoFESS trial were …
Authors
Böhm M; Cotton D; Foster L; Custodis F; Laufs U; Sacco R; Bath PMW; Yusuf S; Diener H-C
Journal
European Heart Journal, Vol. 33, No. 22, pp. 2804–2812
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
November 2, 2012
DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehs250
ISSN
0195-668X