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New blood pressure guidelines
« on: November 23, 2017, 06:56:43 am »
You'll be said to have hypertension if your blood pressure is 130/80 now. Formerly you weren't called hypertensive unless it was at least 140/90. From MedPage Today, November 21, 2017:

https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/hypertension/69399?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-11-22&eun=g345846d0r&pop=0&ba=1&pos=0&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202017-11-22&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days
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