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. 2020 Sep;76(3):e23-e25.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15153. Epub 2020 Jul 13.

Trends in Hypertension-Related Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States, 2000 to 2018

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Trends in Hypertension-Related Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States, 2000 to 2018

Leah Rethy et al. Hypertension. 2020 Sep.
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FIGURE LEGEND
FIGURE LEGEND. Trends in Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates (AAMR) per 100,000 of Hypertension-Related A) Cardiovascular Disease, B) Ischemic Heart Disease, C) Heart Failure, and D) Cerebrovascular Disease Deaths Overall and by Race-Sex Groups: 2000–2018.
The AAMR for is shown for the overall US population as well as for black and white men and women 2000–2018. HTN: hypertension; CVD: cardiovascular disease; IHD: ischemic heart disease; HF: heart failure; CBD: cerebrovascular disease.

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