Change in blood pressure status defined by 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guideline and risk of cardiovascular disease: results of over a decade of follow-up of the Iranian population

BackgroundHypertension (HTN) is known to be the leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. We aimed to assess the impact of changes in 3 years in different blood pressure (BP) categories on incident CVD.MethodsIn this study, 3,685 Tehranians aged ≥30 years (42.2% men) free of prevalent CVD with BP level