9 out of 10 patients with high blood pressure need more treatment
By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Research from Swedish university shows patients aren’t getting enough medication or have other risk factors not being treated More than 100 million American adults have high blood pressure, according to the Food and Drug Administration, but only about half have it under control. Worldwide, more than a billion people are hypertensive, defined as having blood pressure with a systolic level (the higher number) of at least 140 or diastolic level (the lower number) of 90 or higher. For his thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, specialist doctor Johan-Emil Bager studied the…
