Office, central and ambulatory blood pressure for predicting incident atrial fibrillation in older adults
Conclusion:
In a predominantly older, stroke-free community-based cohort, ABP was a better independent predictor of incident atrial fibrillation than central BP, whereas office BP was inadequate for this purpose.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Blood pressure and other risk factors Source Type: research
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