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BP Treatment Reduces CVD Risks Even in Those With ‘Normal’ Levels – MedPage Today
Still, results of the large study do not mean that everyone should be treated, researchers caution
The treatment of systolic blood pressure — even among individuals without evidence of cardiovascular disease — appears to reduce the risk of a composite of cardiovascular events, researchers said.
In a late-breaking presentation at the European Society of Cardiology virtual meeting, Kazem Rahimi, MD, deputy director of the George Institute for Global Health and leader of the Healthcare Innovation and Evaluation Program at the University of Oxford, U.K., reported that overall, for each 5 mmHg …
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