Abstract
Hypertension is a significant risk factor for heart failure (HF). Since hypertension definition varies across guidelines, identifying blood pressure (BP) categories that should be targeted to prevent HF is required. We, therefore, investigated the association between hypertension per the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) and 2018 European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Hypertension (ESC/ESH) guidelines and HF risk. This prospective cohort study included randomly selected 2809 urban Japanese people from the Suita Study. Cox regression was used to assess HF risk, in the form of hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs), for different BP categories in both guidelines, compared to a reference category defined as systolic BP (SBP) <120 mmHg and diastolic BP (DBP) <80 mmHg. Within 8 years of median follow-up, 339 HF cases were detected. Per the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines, hypertension I and II and isolated systolic hypertension were associated with increased HF risk: HRs (95% CIs) = 1.81 (1.33–2.47), 1.68 (1.24–2.27), and 1.64 (1.13–2.39), respectively. Per the 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines, high-normal BP, hypertension I, II, and III, and isolated systolic hypertension were associated with increased HF risk: HRs (95% CIs) = 1.88 (1.35–2.62), 1.57 (1.13–2.16), 2.10 (1.34–3.29), 2.57 (1.15–5.77), and 1.51 (1.04–2.19), respectively. In conclusion, hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension per the 2017 ACC/AHA and 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines and high-normal BP per the 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines are risk factors for HF.
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We would like to thank the Suita Medical Association, the members of Suita City Health Center, the staff of the Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Healthcare Departments, and all cohort members.
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This study was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research in Japan (B, No. 16H05252), the Intramural Research Fund for the cardiovascular diseases of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (20-4-9), the Japan Health Research Promotion Bureau (JH) (2019-(1)-1), the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJPF2018), the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (20FA1002), and the Meiji Yasuda Research Institute and Life Insurance Company.
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Arafa, A., Kokubo, Y., Teramoto, M. et al. Blood pressure per the 2017 ACC/AHA and 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines and heart failure risk: the Suita Study. Hypertens Res 46, 575–582 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-022-01128-3
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