more aggressive treatment of SYSTOLIC hypertension

July 2000

The NIH is now urging more aggressive treatment of SYSTOLIC hypertension.

The focus used to be on lowering DIASTOLIC blood pressure...higher systolic BP was considered an inevitable part of aging.

But now we know that systolic blood pressure is a better indicator of cardiovascular risk in middle-aged and older patients.

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