Impact of High-Normal Blood Pressure on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Ramachandran S. Vasan; Martin G. Larson; Eric Leip; Jane C. Evans; Christopher J. O’Donnell; W B Kannel; Daniel Levy

doi:10.1056/nejmoa003417

Abstract

High-normal blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Our findings emphasize the need to determine whether lowering high-normal blood pressure can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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MedicineBlood pressureConfidence intervalPrehypertensionHazard ratioFramingham Heart StudyInternal medicineRisk factorRelative riskCumulative incidenceCardiologyIncidence (geometry)Framingham Risk ScoreDiseaseSurgeryCohort

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 345
Issue: 18
Pages: 1291-1297
Citations: 2067
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                                    Ramachandran S. Vasan, 
                                
                                    Martin G. Larson, 
                                
                                    Eric Leip
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Impact of High-Normal Blood Pressure on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 345
                            (18)
                            , 1291-1297.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa003417
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa003417