'Virtual human' shows that stiff arteries can explain cause of high blood pressure
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 14:21
in Health & Medicine
High blood pressure is highly age-related and affects more than one billion people worldwide. But doctors can't fully explain the cause of 90 per cent of all cases. A computer model of a 'virtual human' suggests that stiff arteries alone are enough to cause high blood pressure.