Prehypertension Is Not Associated with All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

Xiaofan Guo; Xiaoyu Zhang; Liqiang Zheng; Liang Guo; Zhao Li; Shasha Yu; Hongmei Yang; Xinghu Zhou; Lu Zou; Xingang Zhang; Zhaoqing Sun; Jue Li; Yingxian Sun

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061796

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Prehypertension Is Not Associated with All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

Xiaofan Guo,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Xiaoyu Zhang,

Affiliation Shenyang Eye Research Institute, The Fourth People’s Hospital, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Liqiang Zheng,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Library, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Liang Guo,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Zhao Li,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Shasha Yu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Hongmei Yang,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Xinghu Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Lu Zou,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Xingang Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Zhaoqing Sun,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Jue Li,

Affiliation Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Center, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Yingxian Sun

* E-mail: sunyingxian12@yahoo.com.cn

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Prehypertension Is Not Associated with All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

Xiaofan Guo,
Xiaoyu Zhang,
Liqiang Zheng,
Liang Guo,
Zhao Li,
Shasha Yu,
Hongmei Yang,
Xinghu Zhou,
Lu Zou,
Xingang Zhang

Published: April 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061796

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