Open AccessResting heart rate as a tool for risk stratification in primary care
Author(s) -
David M. Leistner,
Jens Klotsche,
Sylvia Palm,
Lars Pieper,
Günter K. Stalla,
Hendrik Lehnert,
Sigmund Silber,
Winfried März,
HansUlrich Wïttchen,
Andreas M. Zeiher
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of preventive cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.669
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 2047-4881
pISSN - 2047-4873
DOI - 10.1177/1741826710394304
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , population , cohort , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , heart rate , blood pressure , type 2 diabetes , prospective cohort study , risk factor , cohort study , endocrinology , environmental health
Several selected population-based studies have emphasized the significance of resting heart rate as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. However, there are no data available for using resting heart rate as a cardiovascular risk predictor in contemporary primary care. Thus, the aim of our analysis was to examine the clinical value of the measurement of resting heart rate in a large, unselected population-based cohort of primary care subjects under the conditions of contemporary primary prevention.
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