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Genetically Predicted Blood Pressure Across the Lifespan: Differential Effects of Mean and Pulse Pressure on Stroke Risk.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Sept 2020
Georgakis Marios K, Gill Dipender, Malik Rainer, Protogerou Athanase D, Webb Alastair J S, Dichgans Martin
Abstract excerpt
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for stroke. Yet, it remains unknown whether blood pressure pulsatility (pulse pressure [PP]) causally affects stroke risk independently of the steady pressure component (mean arterial pressure [MAP]). It is further unknown how the effects of MAP and PP on stroke risk vary with age and stroke cause. Using data from UK Biobank (N=408 228; 38-71 years), we selected genetic...
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