ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION VERSUS COMBINED SYSTOLIC-DIASTOLIC HYPERTENSION AS PREDICTOR OF ATRIAL FIBRILATION: DATA FROM AN 8-YEAR-FOLLOW-UP STUDY

Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) and combined systolic-diastolic hypertension (CH) are related with increased cardiovascular risk. The aim of the present study was to compare the predictive role of ISH and CH for the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a cohort of essential hypertensive