Is Prehypertension a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases?
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 36 (9) , 1859-1863
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000177495.45580.f1
Abstract
Background and Purpose— The Joint National Committee on High Blood Pressure identified a new category of blood pressure in adults termed prehypertension. Our objective was to determine the long-term risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with this new category in a well-defined cohort of adults.Keywords
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