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Genetically Predicted Blood Pressure Across the Lifespan: Differential Effects of Mean and Pulse Pressure on Stroke Risk

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 stro...

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Autores principales: Georgakis, Marios K., Gill, Dipender, Malik, Rainer, Protogerou, Athanase D., Webb, Alastair J.S., Dichgans, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7418931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32623925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15136