| Autor: |
Katerina R. Kaczmarski, Stephen M. Sozio, Jingsha Chen, Yingying Sang, Tariq Shafi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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BMC Nephrology, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2369 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12882-019-1315-0 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH) is a common condition associated with risk of cardiovascular events. However, the risk of cardiovascular mortality associated with aTRH in the US population is unknown. We aimed to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality associated with aTRH in the US population. Methods We analyzed data from 6357 adult hypertensive participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988–1994 and 1999–2010) linked to the National Death Index. Based on presence of uncontrolled hypertension [blood pressure (BP) ≥140/90 mmHg] and the number of antihypertensives prescribed, we classified participants into the following groups: non-aTRH (BP |
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