Why the study?
Does elevated heart rate predict the development of sustained hypertension in individuals with stage 1 hypertension?
Population
1103 white, stage 1 hypertensive individuals from the HARVEST study, never treated for hypertension
Comparison
Persistently elevated heart rate vs Normal heart rate
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 6.4 years
Authors
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Heart rate may aid risk stratification in stage 1 hypertension; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does elevated heart rate predict the development of sustained hypertension in individuals with stage 1 hypertension?
Baseline clinic heart rate and its changes over the first few months independently predict the development of sustained hypertension in young individuals with stage 1 hypertension.
Palatini et al. (2006) studied this question.
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