Increase in body temperature is associated with a linear increase in heart rate of 9.46 beats/min/°C in female and 7.24 beats/min/°C in male patients. These observations will help to correctly interpret heart rate values at different body temperatures and enable more accurate evaluation of other factors associated with tachycardia.
Stefanie Hillebrand, Renée de Mutsert, Tim Christen, Arie C. Maan, J. Wouter Jukema, Hildo J. Lamb, Albert de Roos, Frits R. Rosendaal, Martin den Heijer, Cees A. Swenne
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