Why the study?
Are distinct blood pressure trajectories associated with mortality, incident cardiovascular disease, and heart failure in community-dwelling elders?
Are distinct blood pressure trajectories associated with mortality, incident cardiovascular disease, and heart failure in community-dwelling elders?
Distinct longitudinal blood pressure trajectories integrating both systolic and diastolic blood pressure are differentially associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in older adults.
May refine risk stratification in older adults; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Among community-dwelling elders, distinct BP trajectories were identified by integrating both SBP and DBP. These clusters were found to have differential associations with outcomes.
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