Increased heart rate and reduced heart-rate variability are associated with subclinical inflammation in middle-aged and elderly subjects with no apparent heart disease

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 363 - 370
• Main Authors: Sajadieh, Ahmad, Nielsen, Olav Wendelboe, Rasmussen, Verner, Hein, Hans Ole, Abedini, Sadollah, Hansen, Jørgen Fischer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.03.2004; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Aged; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology; Biological and medical sciences; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Cardiology. Vascular system; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Female; Heart rate; Heart Rate - physiology; Heart-rate variability; Humans; Inflammation; Leukocyte Count; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocarditis - complications; Myocarditis - physiopathology; Risk factors; Human; Heart rate; Heart-rate variability; Risk factors; Rate; Variability; Cardiovascular disease; Inflammation; Phlebology; Heart rate; Association; Heart disease; Risk factor; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Elderly

Aim Elevation of inflammation markers, high heart rate, and reduced heart-rate variability are all strong markers of mortality in a broad spectrum of patients. The association between these markers has not been clarified thoroughly. We investigated the associations between markers of inflammation, h...