Heart rate,  coronary artery disease and plaque rupture – myth, hype, or truth?

Stephane Cook

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Heart rate, coronary artery disease and plaque rupture – myth, hype, or truth?

Stephane Cook

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2012.13661
Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:w13661
Published: 12.08.2012

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Cook S, Hess OM. Resting heart rate and cardiovascular events: time for a new crusade? Eur Heart J. 2010;31(5):517–9.
Hopkins PN, Williams RR. Identification and relative weight of cardiovascular risk factors. Cardiol Clin. 1986;4(1):3–31.
Aberg A, Bergstrand R, Johansson S, Ulvenstam G, Vedin A, Wedel H, et al. Cessation of smoking after myocardial infarction. Effects on mortality after 10 years. British heart journal. 1983;49(5):416-22.
Rea TD, Heckbert SR, Kaplan RC, Smith NL, Lemaitre RN, Psaty BM. Smoking status and risk for recurrent coronary events after myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137(6):494–500.
Qureshi AI, Suri MF, Kirmani JF, Divani AA. The relative impact of inadequate primary and secondary prevention on cardiovascular mortality in the United States. Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation. 2004;35(10):2346–50.
Finn AV, Nakano M, Narula J, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R. Concept of vulnerable/unstable plaque. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 2010;30(7):1282–92.
Cook S, Ladich E, Nakazawa G, Eshtehardi P, Neidhart M, Vogel R, et al. Correlation of intravascular ultrasound findings with histopathological analysis of thrombus aspirates in patients with very late drug-eluting stent thrombosis. Circulation. 2009;120:i (5):391–9.
Cook S, Togni M, Schaub MC, Wenaweser P, Hess OM. High heart rate: a cardiovascular risk factor? Eur Heart J. 2006;27(20):2387–93.
Fox K, Ford I, Steg PG, Tendera M, Ferrari R. Ivabradine for patients with stable coronary artery disease and left-ventricular systolic dysfunction (BEAUTIFUL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2008;372(9641):807–16.
Kohler A, Muzzarelli S, Leibundgut G, Brand J-M, Brinkert M, Zellweger MJ. Relationship between the resting heart rate and the extent of coronary artery disease as assessed by myocardial perfusion. Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:w13660.
Williams BA, Merhige ME. The prognostic association between resting heart rate and cardiac death-myocardial perfusion defects as a potential mechanism. Atherosclerosis. 2012;221(2):445–50.
Barrios V, Escobar C, Bertomeu V, Murga N, de Pablo C, Asin E. High heart rate: more than a risk factor. Lessons from a clinical practice survey. Int J Cardiol. 2009;137(3):292–4.
Mittleman MA, Maclure M, Tofler GH, Sherwood JB, Goldberg RJ, Muller JE. Triggering of acute myocardial infarction by heavy physical exertion. Protection against triggering by regular exertion. Determinants of Myocardial Infarction Onset Study Investigators. N Engl J Med. 1993;329(23):1677–83.
Frost FJ. The dubious srigins of the marathon. American Journal of Ancient History. 1979;4:159–63.
Obraztsov VP, Strazhesko ND. The symptomatology and diagnosis of coronary thrombosis. In: Vorobeva VA, Konchalovski MP (eds). Works of the first Congress of Russian Therapists Comradeship Typography of AE Moscow: Mamontov; 1910. p. 26–43.
Moller J, Hallqvist J, Diderichsen F, Theorell T, Reuterwall C, Ahlbom A. Do episodes of anger trigger myocardial infarction? A case-crossover analysis in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program (SHEEP). Psychosomatic medicine. 1999;61(6):842–9.
Masoomi M, Zare J, Kahnooj M, Mirzazadeh A, Sheikhvatan M. Sex differences in potential daily triggers of the onset of acute myocardial infarction: a case-crossover analysis among an Iranian population. J Cardiovasc Med. 2010;11(10):723–6.
Muller JE, Mittleman MA, Maclure M, Sherwood JB, Tofler GH. Triggering myocardial infarction by sexual activity. Low absolute risk and prevention by regular physical exertion. Determinants of myocardial infarction onset study investigators. JAMA. 1996;275(18):1405–9.
Baylin A, Hernandez-Diaz S, Siles X, Kabagambe EK, Campos H. Triggers of nonfatal myocardial infarction in Costa Rica: heavy physical exertion, sexual activity, and infection. Ann Epidemiol. 2007;17(2):112–8.
Zheng ZJ, Croft JB, Giles WH, Mensah GA. Sudden cardiac death in the United States, 1989 to 1998. Circulation. 2001;104(18):2158–63.
von Kanel R. Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk: current opinion. Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:0.
Kalberer L, Wahl P, Cook S. Dislocated artificial hip as trigger for ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Med. 2012;15(10):in press.

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[1] Cook S, Hess OM. Resting heart rate and cardiovascular events: time for a new crusade? Eur Heart J. 2010;31(5):517–9.

[2] Hopkins PN, Williams RR. Identification and relative weight of cardiovascular risk factors. Cardiol Clin. 1986;4(1):3–31.

[3] Aberg A, Bergstrand R, Johansson S, Ulvenstam G, Vedin A, Wedel H, et al. Cessation of smoking after myocardial infarction. Effects on mortality after 10 years. British heart journal. 1983;49(5):416-22.

[4] Rea TD, Heckbert SR, Kaplan RC, Smith NL, Lemaitre RN, Psaty BM. Smoking status and risk for recurrent coronary events after myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137(6):494–500.

[5] Qureshi AI, Suri MF, Kirmani JF, Divani AA. The relative impact of inadequate primary and secondary prevention on cardiovascular mortality in the United States. Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation. 2004;35(10):2346–50.

[6] Finn AV, Nakano M, Narula J, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R. Concept of vulnerable/unstable plaque. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 2010;30(7):1282–92.

[7] Cook S, Ladich E, Nakazawa G, Eshtehardi P, Neidhart M, Vogel R, et al. Correlation of intravascular ultrasound findings with histopathological analysis of thrombus aspirates in patients with very late drug-eluting stent thrombosis. Circulation. 2009;120:i (5):391–9.

[8] Cook S, Togni M, Schaub MC, Wenaweser P, Hess OM. High heart rate: a cardiovascular risk factor? Eur Heart J. 2006;27(20):2387–93.

[9] Fox K, Ford I, Steg PG, Tendera M, Ferrari R. Ivabradine for patients with stable coronary artery disease and left-ventricular systolic dysfunction (BEAUTIFUL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2008;372(9641):807–16.

[10] Kohler A, Muzzarelli S, Leibundgut G, Brand J-M, Brinkert M, Zellweger MJ. Relationship between the resting heart rate and the extent of coronary artery disease as assessed by myocardial perfusion. Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:w13660.

[11] Williams BA, Merhige ME. The prognostic association between resting heart rate and cardiac death-myocardial perfusion defects as a potential mechanism. Atherosclerosis. 2012;221(2):445–50.

[12] Barrios V, Escobar C, Bertomeu V, Murga N, de Pablo C, Asin E. High heart rate: more than a risk factor. Lessons from a clinical practice survey. Int J Cardiol. 2009;137(3):292–4.

[13] Mittleman MA, Maclure M, Tofler GH, Sherwood JB, Goldberg RJ, Muller JE. Triggering of acute myocardial infarction by heavy physical exertion. Protection against triggering by regular exertion. Determinants of Myocardial Infarction Onset Study Investigators. N Engl J Med. 1993;329(23):1677–83.

[14] Frost FJ. The dubious srigins of the marathon. American Journal of Ancient History. 1979;4:159–63.

[15] Obraztsov VP, Strazhesko ND. The symptomatology and diagnosis of coronary thrombosis. In: Vorobeva VA, Konchalovski MP (eds). Works of the first Congress of Russian Therapists Comradeship Typography of AE Moscow: Mamontov; 1910. p. 26–43.

[16] Moller J, Hallqvist J, Diderichsen F, Theorell T, Reuterwall C, Ahlbom A. Do episodes of anger trigger myocardial infarction? A case-crossover analysis in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program (SHEEP). Psychosomatic medicine. 1999;61(6):842–9.

[17] Masoomi M, Zare J, Kahnooj M, Mirzazadeh A, Sheikhvatan M. Sex differences in potential daily triggers of the onset of acute myocardial infarction: a case-crossover analysis among an Iranian population. J Cardiovasc Med. 2010;11(10):723–6.

[18] Muller JE, Mittleman MA, Maclure M, Sherwood JB, Tofler GH. Triggering myocardial infarction by sexual activity. Low absolute risk and prevention by regular physical exertion. Determinants of myocardial infarction onset study investigators. JAMA. 1996;275(18):1405–9.

[19] Baylin A, Hernandez-Diaz S, Siles X, Kabagambe EK, Campos H. Triggers of nonfatal myocardial infarction in Costa Rica: heavy physical exertion, sexual activity, and infection. Ann Epidemiol. 2007;17(2):112–8.

[20] Zheng ZJ, Croft JB, Giles WH, Mensah GA. Sudden cardiac death in the United States, 1989 to 1998. Circulation. 2001;104(18):2158–63.

[21] von Kanel R. Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk: current opinion. Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:0.

[22] Kalberer L, Wahl P, Cook S. Dislocated artificial hip as trigger for ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Med. 2012;15(10):in press.