Publications by authors named "Aida Hidalgo-Benites"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how different hypertension guidelines (JNC-7 and ACC/AHA 2017) relate to 10-year mortality outcomes in a cohort from the PERU MIGRANT Study, finding a significant association between hypertension levels and increased mortality risk.
- Analyzed data from 976 participants showed that hypertension prevalence nearly doubled when applying the ACC/AHA guidelines compared to JNC-7, and 6.4% of the participants died during the 10-year follow-up.
- Those classified with pre-hypertension and hypertension were found to have significantly higher risks of death—2.1 times and 5.1 times, respectively—indicating the importance
