Age, sex and disease-specific associations between resting heart rate and cardiovascular mortality in the UK BIOBANK.
Zahra Raisi-EstabraghJackie CooperRebekah Cheung JudgeMohammed Y KhanjiPatricia B MunroeCyrus CooperNicholas C HarveySteffen Erhard PetersenPublished in: PloS one (2020)
RHR is an independent predictor of mortality, with variation by sex, age, and disease. Ischaemic disease appeared a more important driver of this relationship in men, and associations were more pronounced at younger ages.