The new guidelines, updated for the first time since 2017, lower the threshold for hypertension treatment and offer a more personalized approach.
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Nearly half of all Americans ages 20 and up have high blood pressure. Yet research shows that most people in the US don’t know the cutoff numbers for healthy blood pressure.
Two experts argue the case.
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
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Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz