Tag Archives: Prehypertension

25 Year-Blood Pressure Trajectory Predicts Heart Risk

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Everyone knows that blood pressure is one of the most important measurements of cardiovascular risk. Less well known is that most studies of blood pressure have relied on single or isolated...

Minority Report: Five Guideline Authors Reject Change In Blood Pressure Goal

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It didn’t seem possible but the guideline situation just got even more confusing. Last December, after  years of delay and other twists and turns, the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8)...