Heart 2006;92:577-578
EDITORIAL
Why does the heart rate response to exercise predict adverse cardiac events?
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Correspondence to:
Dr Jonathan N Townend
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK; john.townend{at}uhb.nhs.uk
The physiological mechanisms responsible for determining heart rate during exercise are complex, and further research into "chronotropic incompetence" is clearly required
Abbreviations: BRS, baroreflex sensitivity; HRV, heart rate variability; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide
Keywords: endothelial function; heart rate; inflammation; exercise testing
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