Association of resting heart rate and cardiovascular disease mortality in hypertensive and normotensive rural Chinese

Studies have demonstrated an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-associated death (CVD death) with increased resting heart rate (RHR); however, whether the association is consistent in rural Chinese with hypertension and normotension is unknown. We examined the association of RHR and CVD death by hypertension and normotension status in rural Chinese people.Baseline data for 20,069 participants ≥18 years old were collected during July...