Abstract
Background: There is little information regarding the prognostic role of resting heart rate (HR) in older compared with younger patients with chronic heart failure (HF).
Methods and Results: In patients enrolled in the Trial of Intensified Medical Therapy in Elderly Patients With Congestive Heart Failure (TIME-CHF) with sinus rhythm, effects of baseline HR (>= 70 vs = 75 years; n = 186) and younger (
Conclusions: In contrast to HF patients aged = 75 years.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 347-354 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiac Failure |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2015 |
Keywords
- Heart rate
- chronic heart failure
- age
- TIME-CHF
- prognosis
- CORONARY-ARTERY-DISEASE
- SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION BEAUTIFUL
- RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL
- STANDARD MEDICAL THERAPY
- PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL
- ELDERLY-PATIENTS
- RISK-FACTOR
- MORTALITY
- METOPROLOL
- IVABRADINE