Association of Blood Pressure Classification in Young Adults Using the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Blood Pressure Guideline With Cardiovascular Events Later in Life | Adolescent Medicine | JAMA | JAMA Network

Association of Blood Pressure Classification in Young Adults Using the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Blood Pressure Guideline With Cardiovascular Events Later in Life | Adolescent Medicine | JAMA | JAMA Network

Blood pressure problems as a young adult tied to higher heart disease risk

(JAMA)

Having high blood pressure and hypertension before age 40 is tied to a higher risk of cardiovascular problems in middle age, researchers report in JAMA. The study followed a cohort of 4,800 adults — some with blood pressure problems, some without — for roughly two decades. Those with elevated blood pressure, stage 1 hypertension, or stage 2 hypertension were significantly more likely to go on to have a stroke, experience heart failure, or develop cardiovascular disease. And while the finding doesn't show cause and effect, the authors say blood pressure guidelines could be used to pinpoint young adults at high risk of heart problems.

Association of Blood Pressure Classification in Young Adults Using the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Blood Pressure Guideline With Cardiovascular Events Later in Life

Yuichiro Yano, MD, PhD¹; Jared P. Reis, PhD²; Laura A. Colangelo, MS³; et alDaichi Shimbo, MD⁴; Anthony J. Viera, MD, MPH⁵; Norrina B. Allen, PhD³; Samuel S. Gidding, MD⁶; Adam P. Bress, PharmD, MS⁷; Philip Greenland, MD³; Paul Muntner, PhD⁸; Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM³

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JAMA. 2018;320(17):1774-1782. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.13551