Prehypertension and the risk of stroke: A meta-analysis

Conclusions:
After adjusting for multiple cardiovascular risk factors, prehypertension is associated with stroke morbidity. Although the increased risk is largely driven by high-range prehypertension, the risk is also increased in people with low-range prehypertension.

Source: Neurology - March 31, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Huang, Y., Cai, X., Li, Y., Su, L., Mai, W., Wang, S., Hu, Y., Wu, Y., Xu, D. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research