High-normal blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular disease

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1381-1385

  Kokubo, Yoshihiro ^a   Kamide, Kei ^b  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure category; Cardiovascular diseases; General population; Prospective studies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREHYPERTENSION; REVIEW;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69049102306     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-09-0336     Document Type: Review

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