How new standards could double hypertension numbers


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If our blood pressure guidelines lowered the cut-off for hypertension to match the new American standard, it would double the proportion of Aussie adults with the condition So say Professor Gary Jennings from the University of Sydney and Executive Director of Sydney Health Partners and colleagues, writing in the Medical Journal of Australia. The authors

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