Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Dec 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialSystolic blood pressure variability as a risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly hypertensive population.
To investigate whether baseline systolic blood pressure variability was a risk factor for stroke, cardiovascular mortality or cardiac events during the Syst-Eur trial. ⋯ In the placebo group, but not the active treatment group, increased night-time systolic blood pressure variability on admission to the Syst-Eur trial was an independent risk factor for stroke during the trial.