Patterns of blood pressure response during intensive BP lowering and clinical events: results from the secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes trial

Purpose: We applied cluster analysis to identify discrete patterns of concomitant responses of systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP) and pulse pressure (PP) during intensive BP lowering; and to evaluate their clinical relevance and association with risk of mortality, major vascular events (MVEs), and stro...

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Main Authors: Elaine Ku, Rebecca Scherzer, Michelle C. Odden, Michael Shlipak, Carole L. White, Thalia S. Field, Oscar Benavente, Pablo E. Pergola, Carmen A. Peralta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-03-01
Series:Blood Pressure
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2017.1382310