Open AccessIs 2015 the Primetime Year for Prehypertension? Prehypertension: A Cardiovascular Risk Factor or Simply a Risk Marker?
Author(s) -
Habib Gabriel B.,
Virani Salim S.,
Jneid Hani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.115.001792
Subject(s) - medicine , prehypertension , risk factor , blood pressure , population , body mass index , gerontology , environmental health
The Comparative Risk Assessment module of the World Health Organization's Global Burden of Disease 2000 study[1][1] conducted a systematic assessment of changes in population health resulting from modifying exposure to 26 risk factors. These included atherosclerotic risk factors such as high blood