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Hypertension Trends No Longer Declining in US; Rising in Women
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Title Hypertension Trends No Longer Declining in US; Rising in Women
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570028?src=rss
Description Washington, DC and the southern states had the highest levels of uncontrolled hypertension, but investigators say the overall trend of increasing hypertension in women and a plateau effect in men--associated with increased mortality--was seen across the US and should remind physicians to aggressively treat the disease. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Feb 12, 2008
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