Heart Rate as a Predictor of Mortality: The MATISS Project
Fulvia Seccareccia, MSc,
Fabio Pannozzo, MD,
Francesco Dima,
Anna Minoprio, MSc,
Antonio Menditto, MD,
Cinzia Lo Noce and
Simona Giampaoli, MD
Fulvia Seccareccia, Francesco Dima, Cinzia Lo Noce, and Simona Giampaoli are with the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. Fabio Pannozzo is with Health Unit LT4, Latina, Italy. Anna Minoprio and Antonio Menditto are with the Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
FIGURE 2—All-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and noncardiovascular (Non CVD) mortality risks as a function of heart rate levels among men aged 4069 years: MATISS Project, 19841997.