Blood Pressure Usually Considered Normal Is Associated with an Elevated Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, Myra Carpenter,

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Blood Pressure Usually Considered Normal Is Associated with an Elevated Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, Myra Carpenter, PhD, Heejung Bang, PhD, Sharon B. Wyatt, RN, CANP, PhD, Romulo E. Colindres, MD, MSPH The American Journal of Medicine Volume 119, Issue 2, Pages 133-141 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.08.023 Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Study population. *Not mutually exclusive. NBP = normal blood pressure; HNBP = high normal blood pressure. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 133-141DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.08.023) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Incidence of CVD by blood pressure level. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 133-141DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.08.023) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions