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Millions more considered at risk under new blood pressure guidelines

Original post made on Dec 15, 2017

High blood pressure is one of the most prevalent health problems in the United States, and it now affects nearly half of adults in the country, thanks to sweeping changes to what constitutes hypertension announced by the American Heart Association last month.

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Posted by NP
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Dec 15, 2017 at 6:31 am

As a medical provider, I would like to know if this changes the prescribing guidelines.

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