The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Page e19 , May 2009

Should Physicians Aggressively Treat Prehypertension?

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  1. Havranek E, Froshaug D, Emserman C, et al. Left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiovascular mortality by race and ethnicity. Am J Med. 2008;121:870–875
  2. East M, Jollis JG, Nelson C, et al. The influence of left ventricular hypertrophy on survival in patients with coronary artery disease: do race and gender matter?. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003;41:949–954

 Funding Source: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: The author had access to all data and wrote this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00054-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.11.029

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Page e19 , May 2009

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