Hypertension
Scientists at State University of New York, Department of Environmental Health Sciences describe research in hypertension
Published in Cardiovascular Week, October 11th, 2010
New research, 'Blood pressure and hypertension in relation to levels of serum polychlorinated biphenyls in residents of Anniston, Alabama,' is the subject of a report. "To determine risk factors for elevated blood pressure and hypertension in residents of Anniston, Alabama who live near a plant that manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). A total of 758 Anniston residents had multiple measurements of blood pressure, provided information on demographic factors, medications, smoking, and exercise, and provided blood samples for determination of PCBs and total serum lipid," scientists writing in the Journal of Hypertension report.
"Rates of hypertension...
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