Heart Rate, Baroreflex Sensitivity and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in the Population

The aim of the present Paris Prospective Study III (PPS3) is (1) to assess the determinants of the regulation of heart rate and blood pressure variations and carotid properties (under different physiologic stimulations) and (2) to evaluate the respective contribution of heart rate, blood pressure variations and carotid properties to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality including sudden death during 10 years at least in healthy considered subjects.