Abstract:Objective To investigate the status of heart rate control and β-blocker use in patients with stable coronary artery disease in our hospital, and then discuss its influence factors. Methods Totally 126 patients with stable coronary artery disease between January 2013 and December 2015 were enrolled for the research objects, then they were divided into bad control group (≥70 times/min) and good control group (< 70 times/min) according to its resting heart rate, and into taking group and not-taking group according to whether taking β-blocker or not.Clinical data were compared between the two groups, then multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to screen out the influencing factors of bad control of heart rate and not taking β-blocker. Results The rate of bad control of heart rate was 55.6%. The results of multiple logistic regression analysis showed that history of smoking, diabetes and SBP were the independent risk factors for bad control of heart rate (P < 0.05), the history of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was the independent protective factor (P < 0.05). Of the 126 patients, 29(23.0%) did not take β-blocker. Results of multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age, intolerance to β-blockers or contraindications of β-blockers were the independent risk factors of not-taking β-blockers (P < 0.05),and the history of acute myocardium infarction (AMI) and PCI history were its independent protective factors (P <0.05). Conclusions Although the utility rate of β-blocker is high, the overall condition of the heart rate control is not ideal. Resting heart rate of more than half of patients is more than 70 times/min, and patients with history of smoking, diabetes, SBP, and without history of PCI have higher risk of bad control of heart rate.