Impact of Diastolic and Systolic Blood Pressure on Mortality: Implications for the Definition of “Normal”

Neaton JD(1967)Effects of treatment on morbidity in hypertension. Results in patients with diastolic blood pressures averaging 115 through 129 mm Hg JAMA 202 1028-1034

Grimm RH(1970)Results in patients with diastolic blood pressure averaging 90 through 114 mmHg JAMA 213 1143-1152

Prineas RJ(1993)Treatment of mild hypertension study. Final results. Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study Research Group JAMA 270 713-724

Stamler J(2003)The seventh report of the Joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure: the JNC 7 report JAMA 289 2560-2572

Grandits GA(1967)The morbidity of cardiac nondisease in schoolchildren N Engl J Med 276 1008-1013

Elmer PJ(1984)Labelling in hypertension: a review of the behavioural and psychological consequences J Chronic Dis 37 933-942

Cutler JA(1987)Evaluation of public health preschool child developmental screening: the process and outcomes of a community program Am J Public Health 77 45-51

Flack JM(1990)How serious are the adverse effects of screening? J Gen Intern Med 5 S50-S53

Schoenberger JA(1999)Changing disease definitions: implications for disease prevalence. Analysis of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 Eff Clin Pract 2 76-85

McDonald R(1988)Mortality associated with diastolic hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension among men screened for the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial Circulation 77 504-514

Neaton JD(1967)Effects of treatment on morbidity in hypertension. Results in patients with diastolic blood pressures averaging 115 through 129 mm Hg JAMA 202 1028-1034

Grimm RH(1970)Results in patients with diastolic blood pressure averaging 90 through 114 mmHg JAMA 213 1143-1152

Prineas RJ(1993)Treatment of mild hypertension study. Final results. Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study Research Group JAMA 270 713-724

Stamler J(2003)The seventh report of the Joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure: the JNC 7 report JAMA 289 2560-2572

Grandits GA(1967)The morbidity of cardiac nondisease in schoolchildren N Engl J Med 276 1008-1013

Elmer PJ(1984)Labelling in hypertension: a review of the behavioural and psychological consequences J Chronic Dis 37 933-942

Cutler JA(1987)Evaluation of public health preschool child developmental screening: the process and outcomes of a community program Am J Public Health 77 45-51

Flack JM(1990)How serious are the adverse effects of screening? J Gen Intern Med 5 S50-S53

Schoenberger JA(1999)Changing disease definitions: implications for disease prevalence. Analysis of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 Eff Clin Pract 2 76-85

McDonald R(1988)Mortality associated with diastolic hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension among men screened for the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial Circulation 77 504-514