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Objective: There has been a rising interest in inter-arm difference (IAD) of blood pressure (BP) due to the increasing incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, for its relation to the peripheral arterial disease and for the suspicion of its relation to cardiovascular disease.The present study aimed to characterize the hypertensive patients with a significantly larger IAD with relation to cardiovascular risk in a large cohort of hypertensive patients.