Open AccessBlood pressure level and incidence of myocardial infarction among patients treated for hypertension.
Author(s) -
Robert C. Kaplan,
Bruce M. Psaty,
Susan R. Heckbert,
Nicholas L. Smith,
Rozenn N. Lemaître
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.9.1414
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , blood pressure , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , population , risk factor , environmental health , physics , optics
This study examined the relationship between achieved blood pressure and risk of myocardial infarction among patients treated for hypertension.