Key result
Systolic blood pressure elevation and comorbid risk factors account for most observed target organ damage, dispelling historical misconceptions about age-related blood pressure increases and racial differences in hypertension.
Dispels historical misconceptions about hypertension, emphasizing that target organ damage is driven by systolic blood pressure levels and advocating for intensive blood pressure control across all demographics, including African Americans.
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George A. Mensah (2016) conducted an editorial in Hypertension. Systolic blood pressure elevation and comorbid risk factors account for most observed target organ damage, dispelling historical misconceptions about age-related blood pressure increases and racial differences in hypertension.
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