Hypertension
Recent findings from College of Medicine highlight research in hypertension
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, May 8th, 2007
New investigation results, "Age-dependent association of alcohol drinking with pulse pressure," are detailed in a study published in Journal of Hypertension. "Wide pulse pressure is a potent risk factor for atherosclerotic disease, and hypertension is induced by habitual alcohol drinking. This concise study investigated whether age affects the relationship between alcohol drinking and pulse pressure," scientists in Nishinomiya, Japan report.
"The participants were 99 661 male workers (20-69 years old) who had received periodic health check-ups. The mean levels of pulse pressure and blood pressure were compared among three different groups divided by the average...
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