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Pulse pressure and risk for myocardial infarction and heart failure in the elderly
Vaccarino V, Holford T, Krumholz H. Pulse pressure and risk for myocardial infarction and heart failure in the elderly. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 36: 130-138. PMID: 10898424, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00687-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureCoronary heart diseaseSystolic blood pressureCardiovascular end pointsDiastolic blood pressurePulse pressureBlood pressureEnd pointHeart failureIndependent predictorsOverall mortalityIncidence of CHFIncidence of CHDEffect of PPElevated systolic blood pressureCurrent hypertension guidelinesIncident CHF eventsCHD risk factorsCurrent medication useIncident CHD eventsPowerful independent predictorBlood pressure parametersBlood pressure variablesElevated pulse pressureDiastolic hypertension
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CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CIGARETTE SMOKING IN RELATION TO PROGNOSIS OF ANGINA PECTORIS IN FRAMINGHAM
HUBERT H, HOLFORD T, KANNEL W. CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CIGARETTE SMOKING IN RELATION TO PROGNOSIS OF ANGINA PECTORIS IN FRAMINGHAM. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1982, 115: 231-242. PMID: 7058782, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngina pectorisBlood pressureAngina onsetElectrocardiographic findingsUncomplicated angina pectorisCoronary risk factorsFuture coronary eventsElevated blood pressurePowerful independent predictorCigarette smoking habitsLong-term prognosisSystolic blood pressureLong-term followYears of ageLack of associationCoronary eventsCoronary riskBaseline characteristicsSymptom onsetYounger patientsIndependent predictorsPrognostic advantageSmoking habitsAbnormal electrocardiogramCigarette smoking