Open AccessPrevalence of isolated systolic and isolated diastolic hypertension subtypes in China
Author(s) -
Jun Huang,
Rachel P. Wildman,
Dachuan Gu,
Paul Muntner,
Shu Yao Su,
Jia He
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.06.007
Subject(s) - medicine , isolated systolic hypertension , blood pressure , diastole , cardiology , population , systolic hypertension , prehypertension , stroke (engine) , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), more so than any other hypertension subtype, increases the risk for stroke and coronary heart disease. The prevalence of ISH versus other hypertension subtypes in the general Chinese adult population is not known.
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