03153nas a2200529 4500008004100000022001400041245012000055210006900175260001300244300001000257490000800267520166400275653000901939653002201948653001901970653002401989653001102013653002202024653001502046653001102061653001402072653001802086653000902104653002602113653003702139653001402176653003202190653002402222653000902246653001702255653000902272653001502281100002002296700002402316700002202340700001802362700002402380700002402404700002702428700002402455700002202479700002302501700002202524700002102546700002002567856003602587 2015 eng d a1468-201X00aVariation in resting heart rate over 4 years and the risks of myocardial infarction and death among older adults.0 aVariation in resting heart rate over 4 years and the risks of my c2015 Jan a132-80 v1013 a
OBJECTIVE: Resting heart rate (RHR) is an established predictor of myocardial infarction (MI) and mortality, but the relationship between variation in RHR over a period of several years and health outcomes is unclear. We evaluated the relationship between long-term variation in RHR and the risks of incident MI and mortality among older adults.
METHODS: 1991 subjects without cardiovascular disease from the Cardiovascular Health Study were included. RHR was taken from resting ECGs at the first five annual study visits. RHR mean, trend and variation were estimated with linear regression. Subjects were followed for incident MI and death until December 2010. HRs for RHR mean, trend and variation are reported for differences of 10 bpm, 2 bpm/year and 2 bpm, respectively.
RESULTS: 262 subjects had an incident MI event (13%) and 1326 died (67%) during 12 years of median follow-up. In primary analyses adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors, RHR mean (HR 1.12; 95% CI 1.05 to 1.20) and variation (HR 1.08; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.13) were associated with the risk of death while trend was not. None of the RHR variables were significantly associated with the risk of incident MI events; however, CIs were wide and the MI associations with RHR variables were not significantly different from the mortality associations. Adjusting for additional variables did not affect estimates, and there were no significant interactions with sex.
CONCLUSIONS: Variation in RHR over a period of several years represents a potential predictor of long-term mortality among older persons free of cardiovascular disease.
10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aCause of Death10aElectrocardiography10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aHeart Rate10aHumans10aIncidence10aLinear Models10aMale10aMyocardial Infarction10aOutcome Assessment (Health Care)10aPrognosis10aProportional Hazards Models10aProspective Studies10aRest10aRisk Factors10aTime10aWashington1 aFloyd, James, S1 aSitlani, Colleen, M1 aWiggins, Kerri, L1 aWallace, Erin1 aSuchy-Dicey, Astrid1 aAbbasi, Siddique, A1 aCarnethon, Mercedes, R1 aSiscovick, David, S1 aSotoodehnia, Nona1 aHeckbert, Susan, R1 aMcKnight, Barbara1 aRice, Kenneth, M1 aPsaty, Bruce, M uhttps://chs-nhlbi.org/node/6561