Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 JR brought this issue up and thought I would post a few references to it... Blood Press. 2000;9(5):260-6. Related Articles, Links Pulse pressure: a predictor of cardiovascular mortality among young normotensive subjects. Fang J, Madhavan S, Alderman MH.Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, Bronx 10461, USA. fang@... In conclusion, among young subjects, but not older normotensive persons, at very low risk of cardiovascular disease, a wide pulse pressure is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. PMID: 11193129 Hypertension. 1997 Dec;30(6):1410-5. Pulse pressure: a predictor of long-term cardiovascular mortality in a French male population. Benetos A, Safar M, Rudnichi A, Smulyan H, JL, Ducimetieere P, Guize L. Investigations Preventives et Cliniques, Paris, France. In conclusion, in a large population of men with a relatively low cardiovascular risk, a wide pulse pressure is a significant independent predictor of all-cause, cardiovascular, and, especially, coronary mortality. PMID: 940356 Clin Cardiol. 2003 Feb;26(2):91-7. Systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressures as coronary risk factors in a population with low cholesterol levels: a prospective 10-year evaluation. Onat A, Ceyhan K, Erer B, Basar O, Uysal O, Sansoy V.Turkish Society of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. tkd@... CONCLUSION: Although inferior to the predictive power of SBP, PP was an important determinant of CHD risk in a population of a diverse age span and a better predictor than DBP in men. PMID: 12625600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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