New Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Guidelines Spur Debate
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New Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Guidelines Spur Debate
According to JAMA, applying the updated 2014 blood pressure (BP) guideline to the U.S. population suggests that nearly 6 million adults are no longer classified as needing hypertension medication, and that an estimated 13.5 million adults would now be considered as having achieved goal blood pressure, primarily older adults. Ann...