any blood pressure over 115/75 increases the risk of death from heart disease and stroke
June 2003
The latest guidelines from the Joint National Committee on High Blood Pressure now say that any blood pressure over 115/75 increases the risk of death from heart disease and stroke.
And this risk DOUBLES for each 20/10 mmHg increase.
The new JNC 7 guidelines put patients in four categories.
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