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Prehypertension Subtype With Elevated C-Reactive Protein: Risk of Ischemic Stroke in a General Japanese Population
Author(s) -
Fumitaka Tanaka,
Shinji Makita,
Toshiyuki Onoda,
Kozo Tanno,
Masaki Ohsawa,
Kazuyoshi Itai,
Kiyomi Sakata,
M. Onodera,
Yorihiko Koeda,
K. Kawarura,
Yasuo Terayama,
Yuki Yoshida,
Akiya Ogawa,
Akira Okayama,
Motoyuki Nakamura
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1038/ajh.2010.134
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , population , c reactive protein , prehypertension , cohort , cardiology , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , blood pressure , inflammation , mechanical engineering , physics , environmental health , optics , engineering
Prehypertension (PreHT) and low-grade inflammation are both known to be related to the incidence of cardiovascular events. This cohort study investigated whether the high-risk group for future ischemic stroke among PreHT subjects can be predicted by stratification of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).

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