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Racial Differences in the Impact of Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure on Stroke Risk

2012; American Medical Association; Volume: 173; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/2013.jamainternmed.857

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George Howard, Daniel T. Lackland, Dawn Kleindorfer, Brett Kissela, Claudia S. Moy, Suzanne E. Judd, Monika M. Safford, Mary Cushman, Stephen P. Glasser, Virginia J. Howard,

Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

Between the ages 45 and 65 years, incident stroke is 2 to 3 times more common in blacks than in whites, a difference not explained by traditional stroke risk factors.