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Drug-Coated Stent No Riskier Than Bare-Metal Stent, But…
Drug-coated stents, intended to keep coronary arteries from closing up again, have been under suspicion for causing harm to people years after they had an artery-opening procedure. In earlier studies,...
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Blood Pressure Drugs for All at High Risk, Whether or Not Blood Pressure is High
The typical doctor visit starts with blood pressure measurement, and everyone with a high reading is told to come back again in three months. If blood pressure remains high, one drug or more is the...
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No Benefit to Reducing Blood Pressure Below 140/90
A new Cochrane review identified the seven trials that had tested this ideal and found that it didn’t hold up to scientific scrutiny. Using more drugs to reduce blood pressure lower than the standard...
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Reducing salt intake has no effect on heart risk
Reducing the salt in your diet may lower your blood pressure a bit, but it will not reduce your chances of dying from heart disease or having a heart attack or stroke. That's the conclusion of a new...
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Drugs for mild hypertension
Are you taking drugs for mild hypertension, yet you’ve not had a heart attack, stroke, or a diagnosis of heart disease? A new review of all studies that followed people who fit this description could...
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