Effect of Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes
Author(s) -
Alexander C. Flint,
Carol Conell,
Xiushui Ren,
Nader M. Banki,
Sheila L. Chan,
V. Rao,
Ronald B. Melles,
Deepak L. Bhatt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1803180
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , hazard ratio , cardiology , diastole , prehypertension , stroke (engine) , systolic hypertension , quartile , myocardial infarction , proportional hazards model , population , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
The relationship between outpatient systolic and diastolic blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes remains unclear and has been complicated by recently revised guidelines with two different thresholds (≥140/90 mm Hg and ≥130/80 mm Hg) for treating hypertension.
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