hypertension in teens predicts future heart disease
A recent article assess ed the long-term effects of hypertension on subsequent cardiovascular events ( see htn adolescent inc CAD risk AnnIntMed2023 in dropbox, or doi:10.7326/M23-0112 ) Details : -- 1,366,519 males in late adolescence who were conscripted into the military in Sweden from 1969 to 1997, in an observational cohort study (>48 million person-years at risk ) -- analysis was based on the ACC/AHA 2017 guidelines classifying blood pressure elevation: -- normal blood pressure: <120/<80 mmHg (238,041 individuals) -- elevated blood pressure: 120-129/<80 mmHg (393,196 individuals) -- stage I isolated systolic hypertension ( ISH): 130-139/<80 (346,791 individuals) -- stage I isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH) : <130/80-89 (59,279 individuals) -- stage I systolic – diastolic hypertension (SDH): 130-139/80-89 (66,103 individuals) -- stage II ISH: >140/<90 (246,161 individuals) -- stage II IDH: <140/>