Why the study?
Does a history of hypertension increase 5-year mortality in patients admitted to the emergency department with acute chest pain?
Population
5,355 patients admitted to the emergency department with acute chest pain or other symptoms raising a…
Comparison
History of hypertension vs No history of hypertension
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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Hypertension history was associated with higher 5-year mortality in ED chest pain; leaves open its independent prognostic role pending validation studies.
Does a history of hypertension increase 5-year mortality in patients admitted to the emergency department with acute chest pain?
A history of hypertension is an independent predictor of long-term mortality in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute chest pain.
Johan Herlitz (1998) studied this question.
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