Association of resting heart rate with cardiovascular function: a cross-sectional study in 522 Finnish subjects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High resting heart rate (HR) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in general populations, possibly due to elevated blood pressure (BP) or sympathetic over-activity. We studied the association of resting HR with cardiovascular function, and examined whether the hemodynamics remained similar during passive head-up tilt.

Methods

Hemodynamics were recorded using whole-body impedance cardiography and continuous radial pulse wave analysis in 522 subjects (age 20-72 years, 261 males) without medication influencing HR or BP, or diagnosed diabetes, coronary artery, renal, peripheral arterial, or cerebrovascular disease. Correlations were calculated, and results analysed according to resting HR tertiles.

Results

Higher resting HR was associated with eleva

SUBMITTER: Koskela JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3832902 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature