February 1, 2000Journal of Hypertension

Relationship between blood pressure level and mortality rate

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Population

1996 men and women between the ages of 40 and 64 years from the Japanese general population

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

18 years

Authors

STSatoru TakagiHokkaido University SSShigeyuki SaitohPreventive Cardiology MNMasahiro NakanoKanazawa University

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Implication

BP ≥140/90 mmHg associated with higher CVD mortality in Japanese adults; extends observational data but leaves treatment thresholds open pending RCTs.

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Population

1996 men and women between the ages of 40 and 64 years from the Japanese general population

Outcome

Mortality from cardiovascular disease over an 18-year periodhard clinical

Cardiovascular mortality increases significantly at blood pressures ≥140/90 mmHg in the Japanese population, supporting treatment initiation at or below this threshold.

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Takagi et al. (2000) studied this question.

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Hypertension management Women and heart disease Cardiovascular prevention

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Implication

BP ≥140/90 mmHg associated with higher CVD mortality in Japanese adults; extends observational data but leaves treatment thresholds open pending RCTs.

Relationship between blood pressure level and mortality rate

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Topics

Relationship between blood pressure level and mortality rate

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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