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Article: Study: Drastically lowering blood pressure cuts heart attack risk
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- June 9, 1998
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JENIFER CHAO Associated Press Writer
AP Online
06-09-1998
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) _ Hypertension patients can significantly reduce their risk of heart attack by aiming for a blood pressure even lower than what doctors traditionally advise, a landmark new study reported Wednesday.
The five-year international study, led by the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, was conducted to help doctors determine just how low they need to go in treating patients with high blood pressure and reducing cardiovascular diseases and deaths.
Among diabetics, the results were even more promising _ researchers said drastically lowering their blood pressure can halve their risk of major ...