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由LZheng著作·2008·被引用177次—PulsepressureandmeanarterialpressureinrelationtoischemicstrokeamongpatientswithuncontrolledhypertensioninruralareasofChina.

Background and purpose: Information has been sparse on the comparison of pulse pressure (PP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in relation to ischemic stroke among patients with uncontrolled hypertension. The present study examined the relation among PP, MAP, and ischemic stroke in uncontrolled hypertensive subjects in China.

Methods: A total of 6104 uncontrolled hypertensive subjects aged > or = 35 years were screened with a stratified cluster multistage sampling scheme in Fuxin county of Liaoning province of China, of which 317 had ischemic stroke.

Results: After multivariable adjustment for age, gender, and other confounders, individuals with the highest quartile of PP a...