Thursday, September 29, 2011

Blood Pressure Slightly Above Normal Also Raises Stroke Risk




  • Blood Pressure Slightly Above Normal Also Raises Stroke Risk

    Posted: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:00:00 PDT
    People with prehypertension, where blood pressure is at the high end of normal, have a 55% higher risk of having a stroke than people without prehypertension, according to a new study published online this week in the journal Neurology. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine arrived at this finding after pooling data from studies involving over 518,000 participants...

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