Open AccessIdentification of Risk Factors in Hypertensive Patients
Author(s) -
François Gueyffier,
JeanPierre Boissel,
Stuart J. Pocock,
Florent Boutitie,
John Coope,
Jeffrey A. Cutler,
Tord Ekbom,
Robert Fagard,
Lawrence M. Friedman,
Karla Kerlikowske,
Mitchell H. Perry,
Ronald J. Prineas,
Eleanor Schron
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.100.18.e88
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , stroke (engine) , generalizability theory , risk factor , population , left ventricular hypertrophy , disease , proportional hazards model , cardiology , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , engineering
Predicting individual risk is needed to target preventive interventions toward people with the highest probability of benefit over a given time period. We assessed which prognostic factors should be used in predicting risk for hypertensive patients and in searching for treatment modifiers.
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