Ankle Blood Pressure and Pulse Pressure as Predictors of Cerebrovascular Morbidity and Mortality in a Prospective Follow-Up Study

Background and Objective. We examined the association of elevated ankle blood pressure (ABP), together with exercise blood pressure, with incident cerebrovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in a prospective follow-up study of 3,808 patients. The results were compared with pulse pressure, another i...

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Main Authors: Heikki J. Hietanen, Rauni Pääkkönen, Veikko Salomaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Stroke Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/729391
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