Correlation between Stroke Risk and Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients over 50 Years with Uncontrolled Hypertension: Results from the SYSTUP-India Study.

Rishi SethiJ S HiremathV GaneshSunip BanerjeeMahesh ShahAshwani MehtaPreeti NikamMinakshi JaiswalNishita Shah

Published in: Cardiovascular therapeutics (2021)

Findings corroborate an association between stroke risk and mean SBP. These real-world clinical findings indicate that efforts are required to improve primary prevention of stroke and reduce the prevalence of recurrent stroke in India.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
atrial fibrillation
heart failure
newly diagnosed
hypertensive patients
left ventricular
cerebral ischemia
type diabetes
risk factors
prognostic factors
brain injury
skeletal muscle
weight loss