Population
5,192 persons initially free of congestive heart failure, aged 30 to 62 years
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
16 years
Authors
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Hypertension control may help prevent HF; leaves open whether interventions reduce high post-onset mortality.
This study demonstrated that hypertension is the dominant precursor to congestive heart failure and highlighted the high 5-year mortality rate following its onset.
McKee et al. (1971) studied this question.
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