Lowering blood pressure to decrease risk of cardiovascular events

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Globally, there are millions of people that could benefit from an intensive lowering of blood pressure (BP). An individual with lower BP decreases their chances of suffering from any cardiovascular events such as: stroke, heart disease or heart attacks. A new study shows that lowering blood pressure to less than 140 mm Hg, the current treatment standard, had significant benefits.Professor Stephen MacMahon – Principle Director of The George Institute – mentions: "We have previously shown that low...
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