Why the study?
Does low heart rate reserve predict cardiovascular death in apparently healthy middle-aged men?
Population
2014 apparently healthy, middle-aged men
Comparison
Lowest tertile of age-adjusted heart rate… vs Highest tertile of age-adjusted heart rate reserve
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 30 years
Authors
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May refine CV risk assessment among low-fitness men; leaves open whether fitness interventions modify the associated risk.
Does low heart rate reserve predict cardiovascular death in apparently healthy middle-aged men?
Low heart rate reserve is an independent predictor of cardiovascular death in apparently healthy middle-aged men, but this risk is primarily confined to those with low physical fitness.
Engeseth et al. (2014) studied this question.
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