Association between high blood pressure and long term cardiovascular events in young adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMJ (Online) Vol. 370; p. m3222
• Main Authors: Luo, Dongling, Cheng, Yunjiu, Zhang, Haifeng, Ba, Mingchuan, Chen, Pengyuan, Li, Hezhi, Chen, Kequan, Sha, Weihong, Zhang, Caojin, Chen, Hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 09.09.2020; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
• Subjects: Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Clinical trials; Coronary artery disease; Diabetes; Drug dosages; Estimates; Heart diseases; Heart failure; Hypertension; Kidney diseases; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Older people; Population; Risk assessment; Stroke; Systematic review; Young adults

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate and quantify the future risk of cardiovascular events in young adults with high blood pressure.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesMedline, Embase, and Web of Science were searched from inception to 6 March 2020. Relative risks were pooled using a rando...