Impact of Diastolic and Systolic Blood Pressure on Mortality: Implications for the Definition of “Normal”

BACKGROUND: The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute currently defines a blood pressure under 120/80 as “normal.” OBJECTIVE: To examine the independent effects of diastolic (DBP) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) on mortality and to estimate the number of Americans affected by accounting for the...

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Main Authors: Taylor, Brent C., Wilt, Timothy J., Welch, H. Gilbert
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Original Research
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138604/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21404131
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-011-1660-6
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