The diastolic blood pressure J-curve remains an observational research phenomenon that has not yet been proven as causal and should not be used to make invasive treatment decisions
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1 National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, National University of Ireland Galway, Moyola Lane, Newcastle, Galway H91 FF68, Ireland.
2 Department of Medicine, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.