Should women have lower thresholds for hypertension diagnosis and treatment?

J Hum Hypertens. 2023 Aug;37(8):753-754. doi: 10.1038/s41371-023-00838-6. Epub 2023 May 11.

Authors

Lizzy M Brewster^{1

2}, Ida D Perrotta³, Gert A van Montfrans⁴

Affiliations

¹ CK Research Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. [email protected].
² Amsterdam Institute of Global Health Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. [email protected].
³ University of Calabria, Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cosenza, Italy.
⁴ Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 37169969
DOI: 10.1038/s41371-023-00838-6

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases*
Female
Humans
Hypertension* / diagnosis
Hypertension* / drug therapy