New Australian blood-pressure guidelines support a new lower pressure target of 120, but not for everyone.
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If you’re an adult and have ever visited a doctor, you’ve probably had your blood pressure measured. General practitioners tend to obsess over blood pressure. But with good reason: hypertension, or persistently…
An article in this week’s issue of the British Medical Journal calls into question a common practice: treatment of mild high blood pressure. The authors argue that lowering the drug threshold for high…
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Brett Montgomery is a Friend of The Conversation.Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Specialist General Practitioner, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW