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Article: The rise of blood pressure is slowed.
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- May 1, 1984
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1984 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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There's good news and bad news about high blood pressure.
The good news is that more and more people are controlling the problem.
The bad news is that high blood pressure continues to be a problem to some degree for more than 60 million Americans.
The fact that more people are keeping their hypertension under control has contributed substantially to a dramatic reduction in deaths from stroke and coronary heart disease. In the decade from 1972 to 1982 stroke deaths declined by 42 percent and heart disease fatalities were down 27 percent. (See accompanying chart.)
High blood pressure is the major risk factor for, or cause of, strokes. ...