Effect of Heart Rate on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Hypertensive Patients with Different Ages and Genders

Abstract

What is already known on this topic?The increase of heart rate will increase blood pressure, and the cardiovascular risk will increase when heart rate >80 beats/min (bpm) in patients with hypertension. What is added by this report?Compared with patients who were female, <65 years old, and with hypertension, patients who were male, ≥ 65 years old, and with hypertension had the lowest risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) at baseline heart rate (HR) of 70-74 bpm. What are the implications for public health practice?Patients with hypertension should control their blood pressure well, and the HR of male and elderly patients should be managed well at the same time.