Pre-Hypertension: Rationale for Pharmacotherapy

Pre-hypertension, defined as blood pressure 120–139/80–89 mmHg, affects ~70 million people in the US. Blood pressures in the upper half of the pre-hypertensive range are linked with roughly threefold greater risk of incident hypertension than normal blood pressure

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Published in:Current hypertension reports 2013-12, Vol.15 (6), p.669-675
Main Authors: Egan, Brent M., Laken, Marilyn A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Blood Pressure Determination - methods
Cardiology
Family Medicine
General Practice
Heart Diseases - physiopathology
Humans
Hypertension
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Nephrology
Prehypertension - drug therapy
Prehypertension - physiopathology
Prevention of Hypertension: Public Health Challenges (P Muntner
Primary Care Medicine
Risk Factors
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Summary:Pre-hypertension, defined as blood pressure 120–139/80–89 mmHg, affects ~70 million people in the US. Blood pressures in the upper half of the pre-hypertensive range are linked with roughly threefold greater risk of incident hypertension than normal blood pressure
ISSN:1522-6417
1534-3111
DOI:10.1007/s11906-013-0387-7