Keeping people within U.S. blood pressure guidelines saves lives
The benefits of taking medication for hypertension outweigh the risks of the drug’s side effects
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GO LOW Researchers argue that getting U.S. adults to follow 2017 guidelines that lower blood pressure targets could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks, strokes and deaths.
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