Antonio D'Onofrio, Massimiliano Marini, Giovanni Rovaris, Gabriele Zanotto, Valeria Calvi, Saverio Iacopino, Mauro Biffi, Francesco Solimene, Paolo Della Bella, Fabrizio Caravati, Ennio C Pisanò, Claudia Amellone, Giuliano D'Alterio, Stefano Pedretti, Vincenzo E Santobuono, Antonio Dello Russo, Daniele Nicolis, Alberto De Salvia, Matteo Baroni, Fabio Quartieri, Michele Manzo, Antonio Rapacciuolo, Davide Saporito, Massimiliano Maines, Elena Marras, Luca Bontempi, Giovanni Morani, Daniele Giacopelli, Alessio Gargaro, Massimo Giammaria
BACKGROUND: Elevated resting heart rate is a risk factor for cardiovascular events. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical significance of nocturnal heart rate (nHR) and 24-hour mean heart rate (24h-HR) obtained by continuous remote monitoring (RM) of implantable devices. METHODS: We analyzed daily-sampled trends of nHR, 24h-HR, and physical activity in patients on β-blocker therapy for chronic heart failure and with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds)...
February 2023: Heart Rhythm: the Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society