The association of reduced lung function with blood pressure variability in African Americans: data from the Jackson Heart Study

BACKGROUND: African Americans (AAs) have lower lung function, higher blood pressure variability (BPV) and increased risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with whites. The mechanism through which reduced lung-function is associated with increased CVD risk is unclear. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Booth III, John N., Redmond, Nicole, Sims, Mario, Shimbo, Daichi, Muntner, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26754344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-015-0182-2

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