Temporal Reduction in Chronotropic Index Predicts Risk of Cardiovascular Death Among Healthy Middle‐Aged Men: a 28‐Year Follow‐Up Study

Background Chronotropic index is a standardized measure of heart rate (HR) increment during exercise that reflects the combined effects of age, resting HR, and physical fitness. Low chronotropic index has been reported to predict disease and death. We tested whether temporal change in chronotropic i...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Main Authors:	Kristian Engeseth, Christian Hodnesdal, Irene Grundvold, Knut Liestøl, Knut Gjesdal, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Jan E. Erikssen, Johan Bodegard, Per Torger Skretteberg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2016-12-01
Subjects:	all‐cause death prediction cardiovascular outcomes chronotropic index exercise testing heart rate physical exercise
Online Access:	https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.004555