Dr. Barry Dworkin

New US Blood pressure guidelines have unintended consequences for otherwise healthy people

Health Headlines Commentary for April 17, 2018

Source:

New blood pressure guidelines could put lives at risk

Reference:

Katy J. L. Bell, Jenny Doust, Paul Glasziou. Incremental Benefits and Harms of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Guideline. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0310

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