Does elevated blood pressure or hypertension before age 40 increase the risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease events later in life?
The 2017 ACC/AHA blood pressure classification system effectively identifies young adults at higher risk for future cardiovascular events.
Among young adults, those with elevated blood pressure, stage 1 hypertension, and stage 2 hypertension before age 40 years, as defined by the blood pressure classification in the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines, had significantly higher risk for subsequent cardiovascular disease events compared with those with normal blood pressure before age 40 years. The ACC/AHA blood pressure classification system may help identify young adults at higher risk for cardiovascular disease events.
Yano et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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