Blood Pressure Trajectories in the 20 Years Before Death.

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Authors
Delgado, J.
Bowman, K.
Ble, A.
Masoli, Jane A.
Han, Y.
Henley, W. E.
Welsh, S.
Kuchel, G. A.
Ferrucci, L.
Melzer, D.
Journal
JAMA internal medicine
Type
Journal Article
Publisher
JAMA
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There is mixed evidence that blood pressure (BP) stabilizes or decreases in later life. It is also unclear whether BP trajectories reflect advancing age, proximity to end of life, or selective survival of persons free from hypertension.
Citation
Blood Pressure Trajectories in the 20 Years Before Death. 2017 JAMA Intern Med
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