The J-shaped Curve for Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Historical Context and Recent Updates

Faisal Rahman1, John W. McEvoy2
1Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
2Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

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