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More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines

  • Written by William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelinesUnder the new guidelines, more Americans qualify as having high blood pressure. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension.

Hypertension is the No. 1 risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In addition, hypertension increases risk of dementia and...

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