Association of heart rate and left ventricular structure in a rural population in Korea. (May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lim, Young-Hyo; Kim, Yu-Mi; Shin, Jinho; Lee, Chang-Hwa; Kim, Jeong Hyun; Kim, Mi-Kyung; Choi, Bo Youl
• Is Part Of: Clinical and experimental hypertension. Volume 36:Number 3(2014)
• Page Start: 165
• Page End: 172
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Subjects: Hypertension -- Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Hypotensive agents -- Periodicals; 616.132
• DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2013.804540
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-1963

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p>We investigated the association of heart rate (HR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with left ventricular (LV) structure in a multi-rural cohort project in Korea. A total of 3215 subjects were analyzed for factors related to Echo-LV mass index (LVMI). eGFR was positively associated with both types of LVMI whereas HR was negatively associated with both. Odd ratios (ORs) (highest versus lowest quartiles) for LVMI by height^2.7 were significant for HR (OR: 0.441, <italic>p</italic> = 0.0035 in males; OR: 0.638, <italic>p</italic> = 0.0226 in females), and for eGFR (OR:1.643, <italic>p</italic> = 0.0145) in females. In conclusion, in addition to age, systolic blood pressure and body mass index, eGFR is positively associated with echocardiographic LVMI and HR is negatively associated with echocardiographic LVMI.</p> </abstract>