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Article: LOW, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE HEALS HEART
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- United Press International
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- September 29, 2002
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Low, low blood pressure heals heart
ORLANDO, Fla., Sep 29, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX)
-- Blood pressure experts say new research suggests doctors need to
target lower goals for blood pressure to reverse heart damage caused
by hypertension.
The lower-is-better approach to blood pressure treatment has been
bandied about by physicians for years but recently several studies
have provided evidence that only aggressive approaches to blood pressure
lowering are really effective.
One such study, from a team of Japanese researchers, reinforces this
growing sentiment, said Ernesto Schiffrin, who served as program chair
at the recent American Heart ...