Association of an inter-arm systolic blood pressure difference with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: An updated meta-analysis of cohort studies

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 211-219

  Cao, Kaiwu ^a   Xu, Jingsong ^a   Shangguan, Qing ^a   Hu, Weitong ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Cheng, Xiaoshu ^a   Su, Hai ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Cardiovascular mortality; Inter arm systolic blood pressure difference; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERARM SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYSTOLE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE;

EID: 84929340080     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.079     Document Type: Article

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