Elevated pulse pressure (PP) is one of the hallmarks of the metabolic syndrome (MS) and predicts the risk for heart disease in elderly women. This research finding is based on the study conducted by an Italian team of researchers led by A. Mazza at the General hospital Rivogo, Italy.
A.Mazza and his team of researchers evaluated the definition of hypertension that was most closely associated with coronary mortality in elderly MS patients.
The study, by A Mazza at the “General Hospital Rivogo, Italy” and team, included 3282 patients aged 65 years and older who were participating in the Cardiovascular Study in the ‘Elderly CASTEL’. This study was actually a longitudinal epidemiological survey involving a representative sample of the elderly population.
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