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Las nuevas guías Europeas de Hipertensión contrastan con las Americanas

Diastolic Pressure Could Play a Dirty Trick on Patients Treated for Hypertension

Diastolic Pressure Could Play a Dirty Trick on Patients Treated for Hypertension

Having too low diastolic pressure could be linked to an increase in cardiovascular events (J-shape phenomenon). However, current guidelines suggest a target blood pressure under 130/80 mmHg with no lower limit for diastolic pressure. This paper, recently published in JAMA, sought to evaluate the J-shape phenomenon of diastolic pressure in treated patients who reached a target

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