Quantifying Risk of Adverse Clinical Events With One Set of Vital Signs Among Primary Care Patients with Hypertension
Ann Fam Med Tierney et al.
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The Article in Brief
A blood pressure reading includes two numbers: systolic blood pressure (the first number), which is measured after a heart beat, and diastolic blood pressure (the second number), which is measured between heart beats. A single finding of high systolic blood pressure can be a sign of increased risk of stroke, heart disease, heart attack, or kidney failure.