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Tork Ekbom
Researcher at Lund University
Publications - 1
Citations - 1159
Tork Ekbom is an academic researcher from Lund University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prehypertension & Systole. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1126 citations.
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Risks of untreated and treated isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: meta-analysis of outcome trials
Jan A. Staessen,Jerzy Gasowski,Jerzy Gasowski,Ji G. Wang,Ji G. Wang,Lutgarde Thijs,Elly Den Hond,Jean-Pierre Boissel,John Coope,Tork Ekbom,François Gueyffier,Lisheng Liu,Karla Kerlikowske,Stuart J. Pocock,Robert Fagard +14 more
TL;DR: Drug treatment is justified in older patients with isolated systolic hypertension whose systolics blood pressure is 160 mm Hg or higher and in those with previous cardiovascular complications or wider pulse pressure, suggesting the coronary protection may have been underestimated.