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. 2018 Jun;71(6):969-971.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11036. Epub 2018 Apr 23.

Blood Pressure Management: Beyond the Guidelines

Daniel W Jones  1
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Blood Pressure Management: Beyond the Guidelines

Daniel W Jones. Hypertension. 2018 Jun.
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The individual variables’ ability to predict survival changes over time. Blood pressure, BMI, and weight are predictive of mortality primarily from ages 35 to 60 and while blood glucose is most predictive from ages 57 to 73. Predicting all-cause mortality from basic physiology in the Framingham Heart Study
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