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Article: Statement from NHLBI Director on systolic blood pressure, deaths, treatment guidelines.
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- January 17, 2000
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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 January 2000-US DEPT OF HHS: Statement from NHLBI Director on systolic blood pressure, deaths, treatment guidelines (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Current guidelines for the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure acknowledge the critically important relationship between systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. 'This relationship is strong, continuous, graded (and)... predictive...for those with and without coronary heart disease,' notes the "Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC VI)". A ...