The diastolic blood pressure J-curve remains an observational research phenomenon that has not yet been proven as causal and should not be used to make invasive treatment decisions

Eur Heart J. 2020 Nov 21;41(44):4284-4285. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa627.

Authors

Chee H Liew¹, John W McEvoy^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, National University of Ireland Galway, Moyola Lane, Newcastle, Galway H91 FF68, Ireland.
² Department of Medicine, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

PMID: 33155014
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa627

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MeSH terms

Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases*
Heart Disease Risk Factors
Heart Failure*
Humans
Hypertension*
Myocardial Infarction*
Myocardial Reperfusion
Risk Factors
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left*