Visit-to-Visit Variability of Blood Pressure and Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, Heart Failure, and Mortality: A Cohort Study.

Conclusion: Higher VVV of SBP is associated with an increased risk for CVD and mortality. Future studies should examine whether reducing VVV of BP lowers this risk.
Primary Funding Source: National Institutes of Health.
PMID: 26215765 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - July 28, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Muntner P, Whittle J, Lynch AI, Colantonio LD, Simpson LM, Einhorn PT, Levitan EB, Whelton PK, Cushman WC, Louis GT, Davis BR, Oparil S Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research