Four Blood Pressure Indexes and the Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Japanese Men and Women
Author(s) -
Katsuyuki Miura,
Hideaki Nakagawa,
Yasuo Ohashi,
Akiko Harada,
Masataka Taguri,
Toshio Kushiro,
Atsuhiko Takahashi,
Masanori Nishinaga,
Hirofumi Soejima,
Hirotsugu Ueshima
Publication year - 2009
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/circulationaha.108.823112
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , myocardial infarction , blood pressure , cardiology , stroke risk , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Information has been sparse on the comparison of 4 blood pressure (BP) indexes (systolic BP [SBP], diastolic BP, pulse pressure, and mean BP [MBP]) in relation to long-term incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction, particularly in middle-aged and older Asians.
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