Long-term Blood Pressure Variability in Young Adulthood and Coronary Artery Calcium and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Mid-Life: The CARDIA Study

• Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 76; no. 2; pp. 404 - 409
• Main Authors: Nwabuo, Chike C., Yano, Yuichiro, Moreira, Henrique T., Appiah, Duke, Vasconcellos, Henrique D., Aghaji, Queen N., Viera, Anthony J., Rana, Jamal S., Shah, Ravi V., Murthy, Venkatesh L., Allen, Norrina B., Schreiner, Pamela J., Lloyd-Jones, Donald M., Lima, João A.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 29.06.2020

Recent evidence links long-term (visit-to-visit) blood pressure (BP) variability to the risk of cardiovascular disease, independent mean BP levels. Potential associations between long-term BP variability and cardiovascular disease risk may be reflected in early life course alterations in coronary ar...