Higher blood pressure as a risk factor for diseases other than stroke and ischemic heart disease

Hypertension. 2015 Aug;66(2):254-9. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.03480. Epub 2015 Jun 15.

Authors

Yoshihiro Kokubo¹, Yoshio Iwashima²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Preventive Cardiology (Y.K.) and Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of Medicine (Y.I.), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan. ykokubo@hsp.ncvc.go.jp.
² From the Department of Preventive Cardiology (Y.K.) and Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of Medicine (Y.I.), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.

PMID: 26077565
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.03480

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Dementia / epidemiology
Dementia / physiopathology
Humans
Hypertension / complications*
Hypertension / physiopathology
Myocardial Ischemia / epidemiology*
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
Neoplasms / epidemiology
Neoplasms / physiopathology
Periodontal Diseases / epidemiology
Periodontal Diseases / physiopathology
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / epidemiology
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / physiopathology
Risk Factors
Stroke / epidemiology*
Stroke / physiopathology