High Blood Pressure and African Americans
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African-Americans and High Blood Pressure : Video Transcript on Healthline
healthline.com — “High blood pressure is a silent killer that presents one of the greatest health risks facing the African American community. Learn how you can control high blood pressure and improve your health.” View full resource at healthline.com
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African-Americans have higher risk of high blood pressure earlier
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Genetics News: African-Americans have higher risk of high blood pressure earlier: http://t.co/c8RSBJW
African-Americans With High Blood Pressure Need Treatment Sooner, More Aggressively | Health Informer
healthinformer.net — “According to a consensus statement by the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB), high blood pressure in African-Americans is such a serious” View full resource at healthinformer.net
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African-Americans with high blood pressure need treatment sooner, more aggressively
physorg.com — “According to a consensus statement by the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB), high blood pressure in African-Americans is such a serious health problem that treatment should start sooner and be more aggressive. The ISHIB statement is published in Hypertension: Journal of the American ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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Predicting risk for high blood pressure
physorg.com — “High blood pressure also called hypertension is a major health problem that when left untreated can lead to heart disease, stroke and kidney failure. African Americans are more likely to develop high blood pressure and develop it earlier in life than Caucasians. But the reasons for the heightened risk ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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High Blood Pressure and Women
americanheart.org — “Find out what women should know about their risk of high blood pressure.” View full resource at americanheart.org
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More than half of the 73 million Americans with high blood pressure are women. Are you one of them? http://short.to/19je
High blood pressure linked to earlier death among African-American breast cancer patients - UCSF News Office
news.ucsf.edu — “A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has shown that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a predictor of mortality among breast cancer patients, especially those who are African-American, and that hypertension accounts for approximately 30 percent of the survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patients.” View full resource at news.ucsf.edu
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High blood pressure linked to earlier death among African-American breast cancer patients
physorg.com — “A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has shown that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a predictor of mortality among breast cancer patients, especially those who are African-American, and that hypertension accounts for approximately 30 percent of the survival ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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High Blood Pressure
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African-Americans with high blood pressure need treatment sooner, more aggressively, according to international medical group
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African-Americans with high blood pressure need treatment sooner, more aggressively, according to intl medical group http://bit.ly/clkAsS
Hypertension Treatment in African-Americans: Too Little, Too Late
hcplive.com — “Treating high blood pressure in African-Americans needs to start sooner and be more aggressive, according to a statement by the ISHIB.” View full resource at hcplive.com
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Hypertension Treatment in African-Americans: Too Little, Too Late http://hcp.lv/boerMW
High Blood Pressure Is More Prevalent
webmd.com — “A study shows an increasingly high percentage of Americans have high blood pressure.” View full resource at webmd.com
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Blood Pressure on #MDlinx
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Weight Status and High Blood Pressure Among Low-Income African American Men: American Journal of Men's... http://bit.ly/bOaeNw #FamPractice
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) - American Kidney Fund
kidneyfund.org — “Learn about the causes, effects, and treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension), a serious condition that is a leading cause of kidney disease.” View full resource at kidneyfund.org
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American Kidney Fund Health Organization and Nephrology
1 in 3 U.S. adults has high blood pressure. HBP is the 2nd leading cause of kidney disease. Do you know your numbers? http://bit.ly/4yBHWB
Blood Pressure Higher in Minorities - High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) and Related Information on MedicineNet.com
medicinenet.com — “Blood pressure information includes high blood pressure (hypertension), low blood pressure (hypotension), causes, medications, prevention, symptoms, treatment, and how to lower high blood pressure.” View full resource at medicinenet.com
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