Open AccessAntihypertensive Drug Use, Blood Pressure Variability, and Incident Stroke Risk in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Phillip J. Tully,
Stéphanie Debette,
JeanFrançois Dartigues,
Catherine Helmer,
Sylvaine Artéro,
Christophe Tzourio
Publication year - 2016
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.115.012321
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , blood pressure , stroke risk , drug , antihypertensive drug , emergency medicine , ischemic stroke , pharmacology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
The aim was to determine the association between antihypertensive drug class and incident stroke controlling for long-term blood pressure (BP) variability (BPV) in people aged ≥65 years.
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