Hypertension Potentially More Dangerous for Women Than Men

A new study published in the December edition of iTherapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease/i finds doctors may need to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in women earlier and more aggressively than they do in men. "The medical community thought that high blood pressure was the same for both sexes and treatment was based on that premise," said Carlos Ferrario, M.D., professor of surgery at Wake Forest Baptist and lead author of the study. "This ...

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