Is high-normal blood pressure associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease?
High-normal blood pressure is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk, highlighting the need for future trials to determine if lowering blood pressure in this group is beneficial.
High-normal blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Our findings emphasize the need to determine whether lowering high-normal blood pressure can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Vasan et al. (Thu,) studied this question.