Pulse pressure and stroke risk: development and validation of a new stroke risk model

Abstract Objective: This study aims to develop and validate a stroke risk model incorporating pulse pressure (PP) as a potential risk factor. Recent evidence suggests that PP, defined as the difference between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), could be an incremental...

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Published in:	Current medical research and opinion Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 2453 - 2460
Main Authors:	Ayyagari, Rajeev, Vekeman, Francis, Lefebvre, Patrick, Ong, Siew Hwa, Faust, Elizabeth, Trahey, Alex, Machnicki, Gerardo, Duh, Mei Sheng
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Informa UK Ltd 01-12-2014 Taylor & Francis
Subjects:	Aged Blood Pressure - physiology Electronic Health Records Female Humans Hypertension Hypertension - complications Hypertension - physiopathology Male Middle Aged Proportional Hazards Models Pulse pressure Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Risk prediction Stroke Stroke - etiology Stroke - physiopathology Hypertension Pulse pressure Risk prediction Stroke
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