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Comparison of cardiovascular risk in individuals with normal vs isolated elevated diastolic blood pressure

2025-09-12 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundIn 2024, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) hypertension guidelines introduced an "elevated blood pressure" category (120-139/70-89 mmHg), lowering the normal diastolic BP threshold from 85 to 70 mmHg. The implications of this change for risk stratification in primary prevention are uncertain. MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of adults undergoing standardized preventive health assessments at a dedicated center in Paris, France. Office blood pressure was measured with ...

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