A study presented at the American Heart Association meeting and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on November 9th 2015 found that at least 16.8 million Americans could potentially benefit from lowering their systolic blood pressure (SBP) to 120 mmHg, much lower than current guidelines of 140 or 150 mmHg. The collaborative… Continue reading Breaking News: Lower Blood Pressure Target Recommended
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Landmark NIH Study Finds Intensive BP Management May Save Lives
If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure and you’re controlling it by keeping your systolic pressure under 140, you may need to get that number down to 120. That’s the finding of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) released September 11th 2015 by the National Institutes of Health. A release from the American… Continue reading Landmark NIH Study Finds Intensive BP Management May Save Lives