Relationship Between Blood Pressure Category and Incidence of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in an Urban Japanese Population With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease | Zendy

Yoshihiro Kokubo | Zendy; Satoko Nakamura | Zendy; Tomonori Okamura | Zendy; Yasunao Yoshimasa | Zendy; Hisashi Makino | Zendy; Makoto Watanabe | Zendy; Aya Higashiyama | Zendy; Kei Kamide | Zendy; Katsuyuki Kawanishi | Zendy; Akira Okayama | Zendy; Yuhei Kawano | Zendy

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Relationship Between Blood Pressure Category and Incidence of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in an Urban Japanese Population With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease

Author(s) -

Yoshihiro Kokubo,

Satoko Nakamura,

Tomonori Okamura,

Yasunao Yoshimasa,

Hisashi Makino,

Makoto Watanabe,

Aya Higashiyama,

Kei Kamide,

Katsuyuki Kawanishi,

Akira Okayama,

Yuhei Kawano

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.550707

Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , stroke (engine) , renal function , blood pressure , myocardial infarction , cardiology , population , hazard ratio , risk factor , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , physics , environmental health , optics , engineering

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as an independent risk factor for stroke and myocardial infarction (MI). Few studies, however, have examined the relationship between blood pressure (BP) category and these diseases in subjects with and without CKD.

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