作者
Paul Muntner, Jeff Whittle, Amy I Lynch, Lisandro D Colantonio, Lara M Simpson, Paula T Einhorn, Emily B Levitan, Paul K Whelton, William C Cushman, Gail T Louis, Barry R Davis, Suzanne Oparil
发表日期
2015/9/1
期刊
Annals of internal medicine
卷号
163
期号
5
页码范围
329-338
出版商
American College of Physicians
简介
Background
Variability of blood pressure (BP) across outpatient visits is frequently dismissed as random fluctuation around a patient's underlying BP.
Objective
To examine the association of visit-to-visit variability (VVV) of systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality outcomes.
Design
Prospective cohort study.
Setting
Post hoc analysis of ALLHAT (Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial).
Participants
25 814 ALLHAT participants.
Measurements
The VVV of SBP was defined as the SD across SBP measurements obtained at 7 visits conducted from 6 to 28 months after ALLHAT enrollment. Participants without CVD events during the first 28 months of follow-up were …
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