Association between blood pressure categories and cardiovascular disease mortality in China

ConclusionsPrehypertension-high should be considered in CVD primary prevention given its high prevalence and increased CVD risk. All hypertension subtypes were independently associated with CVD and its subtypes mortality, though the strength of associations varied substantially.

Source: PLoS One - July 30, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Jie Guo Source Type: research