Impact of Achieved Blood Pressure on First Stroke in Uncomplicated Grade 1 Hypertension [Cardiovascular Surgery]

BackgroundWe aimed to test the impact of achieved blood pressure (BP) on first stroke among patients with grade 1 hypertension and without cardiovascular diseases in the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial.Methods and ResultsA total of 3187 patients with uncomplicated grade 1 hypertension were included. The risk of outcomes was assessed according to: (1) the proportion of visits in which BP was reduced to

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - March 8, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Qin, X., Li, Y., Sun, N., He, M., Tang, G., Yin, D., Wang, J., Liang, M., Wang, B., Huo, Y., Xu, X., , Hou, F. F. Tags: Primary Prevention, High Blood Pressure, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Research Source Type: research