Why the study?
Does higher in-treatment heart rate increase the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients?
Does higher in-treatment heart rate increase the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients?
Higher in-treatment heart rate on serial ECGs is independently associated with an increased risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with essential hypertension.
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Higher in-treatment HR may aid AF risk stratification in hypertension; leaves open whether rate reduction prevents new-onset AF.
Okin et al. (2008) studied this question.
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