Excessive Hypertension of Long Duration

Abstract

IN THE Journal of the American Medical Association of December 21, 1932, under the heading, "Queries and Minor Notes," appears the following question:Can you give me any statistics or other definite information of assistance in the prognosis of blood pressure? For example, how definitely can one say how long a person with a pressure of 200 systolic will survive, or one with 250, or one with a diastolic of 100 or 120? I realize that many factors enter in, but I am especially interested in the effect such high pressures have on individuals who show no cardiac or renal . . .