Study suggests blood pressure targets should be lower
Clip: 9/11/2015 | 4m 29s
Study: Lower targets for blood pressure can prevent heart attacks and strokes
For patients over 50, having blood pressure below the commonly recommended targets can drastically reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes. That’s according to a major blood pressure study from the National Institutes of Health, which called the information "potentially lifesaving." Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Dr. Gary Gibbons of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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Study suggests blood pressure targets should be lower
Clip: 9/11/2015 | 4m 29s
For patients over 50, having blood pressure below the commonly recommended targets can drastically reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes. That’s according to a major blood pressure study from the National Institutes of Health, which called the information "potentially lifesaving." Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Dr. Gary Gibbons of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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