Systolic And Diastolic Blood Pressures Together More Useful For Predicting Cardiovascular Risk

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 09:28 in Health & Medicine

Individuals with diastolic blood pressure under 70 mm Hg coupled with an elevated systolic blood pressure may have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke than indicated by the systolic blood pressure values alone, according to a new study.

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