Prehypertension During Young Adulthood and Coronary Calcium Later in Life: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study

BACKGROUND: High blood pressure in middle age is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the consequences of low-level elevations during young adulthood are unknown. OBJECTIVE: To measure the association between prehypertension exposure before age 35 and coronary calcium later...

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Main Authors: Pletcher, Mark J., Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten, Lewis, Cora E., Wei, Gina S., Sidney, Steve, Carr, J. Jeffrey, Vittinghoff, Eric, McCulloch, Charles E., Hulley, Stephen B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2587255/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18626048
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