High Blood Pressure

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Treatment

Several studies have demonstrated that treating patients to lower their blood pressure significantly decreases their risk for developing disabling and potentially deadly complications like heart attack sudden death, heart failure stroke, and kidney failure.





The goal of treatment for most patients is to lower the systolic blood pressure below 140 mm Hg and the diastolic blood pressure below 90 mm Hg. In some patients, such as those with diabetes it is recommended that b...Read the full article