Blood pressure in young adulthood and mortality from cardiovascular disease

Authors
McCarron, P Smith, GD Okasha, M McEwen, J
Citation
P. Mccarron et al., Blood pressure in young adulthood and mortality from cardiovascular disease, LANCET, 355(9213), 2000, pp. 1430-1431
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
355
Issue
9213
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1430 - 1431
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20000422)355:9213<1430:BPIYAA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Blood pressure measured in young adult men is positively associated in late r life with Increased cardiovascular disease mortality. The implication of this finding is that risk of cardiovascular disease starts in early life.