Cardiovascular Risk of Isolated Diastolic Hypertension Defined by the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Blood Pressure Guideline: A Nationwide Age-Stratified Cohort Study
Key result
Isolated diastolic hypertension, defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines, was assessed for age-stratified cardiovascular risk in a nationwide cohort.
Why the study?
Does isolated diastolic hypertension defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline increase cardiovascular risk?
Design
Nationwide age-stratified cohort study
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Discussion
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Implication
Isolated diastolic hypertension per 2017 guidelines was associated with higher CVD risk, strongest in younger adults; leaves open whether treatment alters outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does isolated diastolic hypertension defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline increase cardiovascular risk?
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Population
Nationwide age-stratified cohort
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Intervention
Isolated diastolic hypertension defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA Blood Pressure Guideline
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Outcome
Cardiovascular risk
Cite This Study
Lee et al. (2020) studied this question. Isolated diastolic hypertension, defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines, was assessed for age-stratified cardiovascular risk in a nationwide cohort.