Assessing cardiovascular risk: should we discard diastolic blood pressure?
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چکیده
High blood pressure (BP), a major established predictor of cardiovascular disease, is the leading risk factor for mortality worldwide.1,2 Both systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) have continuous, independent relations with the risk of cardiovascular disease3; however, considerable uncertainty persists about the relative importance of SBP, DBP, and their combination in predicting cardiovascular risk.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation
دوره 119 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009