Open AccessAssociation of Blood Pressure Lowering With Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Across Blood Pressure Levels
Author(s) -
Mattias Brunström,
Bo Carlberg
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.6015
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , blood pressure , randomized controlled trial , stroke (engine) , clinical trial , systematic review , data extraction , medline , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering
High blood pressure (BP) is the most important risk factor for death and cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide. The optimal cutoff for treatment of high BP is debated.
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