Research Article

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

Table 2

Chi-square tests for clinical outcomes during follow-up stratified by admission heart rate tertiles.

Overall (n = 1056)T1: ≥66 bpm (n = 369)T2: 67–73 bpm (n = 322)T3: ≥74 bpm (n = 365)Log rank value

MACEs, n (%)23261 (16.5)62 (19.3)109 (29.9)<0.001
All-cause death, n (%)336 (1.6)6 (1.9)21 (5.8)0.002
Cardiovascular death, n (%)244 (1.1)6 (1.9)14 (3.8)0.037
Nonfatal stroke, n (%)174 (1.1)4 (1.2)9 (2.5)0.272
Nonfatal MI, n (%)324 (1.1)11 (3.4)17 (4.7)0.016
Unplanned repeat revascularization, n (%)18249 (13.3)48 (14.9)85 (23.3)0.001

MACEs: all-cause death, nonfatal stroke, nonfatal MI, or unplanned repeat revascularization. MACEs, major adverse cardiovascular events; MI, myocardial infarction.