Association of altitude with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among patients with hypertension: a cohort study in Southwest China

Abstract Background Available evidence falls short in assessing the risk of long-term outcomes among individuals with hypertension residing at various altitudes. We aimed to investigate the association between residential altitude and the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality...

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Main Authors: Yu Xia, Linhong Pang, MingJing Tang, Zhiling Luo, Min Ma, Huadan Wang, Liping He, Lin Duo, Da Zhu, Xiangbin Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20891-1