Regional differences in office and self-measured home heart rates in Asian hypertensive patients: AsiaBP@Home study

• Main Authors: Tomitani, Naoko, Hoshide, Satoshi, Buranakitjaroen, Peera, Chia, Yook Chin, Park, Sungha, Chen, Chen-Huan, Nailes, Jennifer, Shin, Jinho, Siddique, Saulat, Sison, Jorge, Soenarta, Arieska Ann, Sogunuru, Guru Prasad, Tay, Jam Chin, Turana, Yuda, Zhang, Yuqing, Wanthong, Sirisawat, Matsushita, Noriko, Wang, Ji-Guang, Kario, Kazuomi, Network, HOPE Asia
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34669/

Increased heart rate is a predictor of cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and all-cause mortality. In those with high heart rates, interventions for heart rate reduction have been associated with reductions in coronary events. Asia is a diverse continent, and the prevalences of hypertension and...