Why the study?
Do home measurements of heart rate and heart rate variability predict cardiovascular mortality?
Population
Participants in the Ohasama study in the northern part of Japan
Design
Review
Authors
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Home heart rate monitoring may aid mortality risk stratification in hypertension; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Do home measurements of heart rate and heart rate variability predict cardiovascular mortality?
Home-measured heart rate and heart rate variability are important predictors of cardiovascular mortality and should be evaluated in the context of hypertension.
Imai et al. (2003) studied this question.
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