Open AccessDefining Hypertension by Blood Pressure 130/80 mm Hg Leads to an Impressive Burden of Hypertension in Young and Middle‐Aged Black Adults: Follow‐Up in the CARDIA Study
Author(s) -
Egan Brent M.
Publication year - 2018
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.118.009971
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , young adult , masked hypertension , cardiology , gerontology , ambulatory blood pressure
Hypertension is a major contributor to a greater cardiovascular and renal disease burden among blacks than whites.[1][1] The racial disparities are greatest in younger adults and decline with advancing age.[2][2] The article in this issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) by