An influence of elevated heart rate by automated office blood pressure measurement on cardiovascular events risk

Abstract

We showed that heart rate > 70 b.p.m. measured using automated office blood pressure measurement (AOBPM) is related to increased risk of cardiovascular events both in subjects with and without prior diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. When AOBPM is used to estimate heart rate, increase of cardiovascular events risk is observed at lower heart rate values than currently suggested. Although high heart rate is related to elevated risk of cardiovascular events, risk for myocardial infarction may be increased in subjects with prior cardiovascular disease at low heart rate values.