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High blood pressure controlled in just two in five on lowering-drugs, study suggests – Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
Hypertension raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Blood pressure can be measured via a specialist arm cuff. (Stock, Getty Images)
High blood pressure is considered to be controlled in just under two in five patients in the UK, research suggests.
Around a third of British adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension, which occurs when the force of blood against artery walls is dangerously elevated.
Left untreated, high blood pressure raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes, however, medication can cut the odds of a life-threatening complication…
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