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_ High blood pressure / hypertension A Neglected Factor in Female Hypertension? By Jane Farrell article Doctors treating women with high blood pressure should consider measuring their level of aldosterone, a hormone that at high levels … Read More→
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_ High blood pressure / hypertension A New Factor in Hypertension By Jane Farrell article Research led by scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, has revealed a new cause of high blood pressure, and … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Automated Blood Pressure Monitoring Reduces Over-Treatment By Sondra Forsyth article Previous research suggests as many as one-third of patients who are hypertensive in a clinical setting have white-coat hypertension, a … Read More→
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