Effect of Presence versus Absence of Hypertension on Admission Heart Rate-Associated Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with ACS undergoing PCI, the association of elevated admission HR with an increased risk of MACE was present in individuals with hypertension but not in those without hypertension. This finding suggests a potential benefit of HR control for ACS patients when they concomitantly have hypertension.PMID:35198240 | PMC:PMC8860566 | DOI:10.1155/2022/3001737

Source: International Journal of Hypertension - February 24, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yihua Xia Zhijian Wang Fei Gao Lixia Yang Jing Liang Dongmei Shi Yujie Zhou Xiaoteng Ma Source Type: research