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We have defined, then, the two features of the blood pressure which are predictive of cardiovascular risk. One is an increase in peripheral vascular resistance, and the other an increase in vessel stiffness. Yet blood pressure alone, be it systolic or pulse pressure, is a relatively poor indicator of absolute levels of cardiovascular risk. How, then, can we define a high-risk phenotype? |