Blood pressure level and incidence of myocardial infarction among patients treated for hypertension

Robert C. Kaplan; Bruce M. Psaty; Susan R. Heckbert; Nicholas L. Smith; Rozenn N. Lemaitre

doi:10.2105/AJPH.89.9.1414

Blood pressure level and incidence of myocardial infarction among patients treated for hypertension

Robert C. Kaplan, Bruce M. Psaty, Susan R. Heckbert, Nicholas L. Smith, Rozenn N. Lemaitre

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Objectives. This study examined the relationship between achieved blood pressure and risk of myocardial infarction among patients treated for hypertension. Methods. Blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors were assessed among 718 myocardial infarction case patients and 2136 matched controls. Results. Blood pressure level was directly related to risk of myocardial infarction. Patients with treated hypertension who had mild elevations in blood pressure accounted for a larger share of the excess myocardial infarction incidence than those who had higher blood pressure readings. Conclusions. Achieving normotensive levels in treated hypertensive patients with uncontrolled blood pressure might prevent more than 15% of myocardial infarctions in the treated hypertensive population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1414-1417
Number of pages	4
Journal	American journal of public health
Volume	89
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.89.9.1414
State	Published - Sep 1999
Externally published	Yes

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