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- Title
Systolic blood pressure levels among adults with hypertension and incident cardiovascular events: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
- Authors
Rodriguez, Carlos J; Swett, Katrina; Agarwal, Sunil K; Folsom, Aaron R; Fox, Ervin R; Loehr, Laura R; Ni, Hanyu; Rosamond, Wayne D; Chang, Patricia P
- Abstract
Studies document a progressive increase in heart disease risk as systolic blood pressure (SBP) rises above 115 mm Hg, but it is unknown whether an SBP lower than 120 mm Hg among adults with hypertension (HTN) lowers heart failure, stroke, and myocardial infarction risk.
- Publication
JAMA internal medicine, 2014, Vol 174, Issue 8, p1252
- ISSN
2168-6114
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.2482