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diastolic hypertension

diastolic blood pressure > 90 mm Hg Genetics: - polymorphism in KCNMB1 can influence the severity of diastolic hypertension Management: - target diastolic BP <= 80 mm Hg not associated with worse outcomes than target diastolic BP <= 90 mm Hg [1] - see hypertension & treatment of chronic hypertension

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diastole

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chronic hypertension

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  1. McEvoy JW, Daya N, Rahman F et al Association of Isolated Diastolic Hypertension as Defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA Blood Pressure Guideline With Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes. JAMA. 2020;323(4):329-338. PMID: 31990314 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2759472