Association of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Emergency Department With Chronically Elevated Blood Pressure
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Elevated blood pressure in urban emergency department patients.
OBJECTIVES There has been little systematic study of emergency department (ED) patients with elevated blood pressure (BP) values. The authors sought to characterize ED patients with elevated BP values, assess presenting symptoms, and determine the prevalence of elevated BP after discharge. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study performed in four academic EDs. Adults presenting with systolic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Heart Association
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015985