Is the relation of systolic blood pressure to risk of cardiovascular disease continuous and graded, or are there critical values?

Hypertension

Volumn 42, Issue 4 I, 2003, Pages 453-456

  Kannel, William B ^a   Vasan, Ramachandran S ^b   Levy, Daniel ^b  

^a FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension, detection and control; Risk factors; Systole

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0141997269     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000093382.69464.C4     Document Type: Short Survey

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