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Is diastolic hypertension an independent risk factor for stroke in the presence of normal systolic blood pressure in middle-aged and elderly subjects?
Is diastolic hypertension an independent risk factor for stroke in the presence of normal systolic blood pressure in middle-aged and elderly subjects?
Systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure are better predictors of future stroke risk than diastolic blood pressure in middle-aged and elderly individuals.
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May de-emphasize isolated diastolic hypertension for stroke risk assessment; challenges consensus but leaves open prospective validation.
William Herrik Nielsen (1997) studied this question.
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