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University of Rochester Medical Center
Blood pressure control inequality linked to deaths among blacks
November 27th, 2008
Racial disparity in the control of hypertension contributes to the deaths of almost 8,000 black men and women in the United States annually, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the Annals of Family Medicine by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers. The researchers concluded that the deaths could be avoided or postponed if blacks had their hypertension, or high blood pressure, controlled to the same level as whites. "Disparity in the control of blood pressure is one of the most important, if not the most important, contributor to racial disparity in cardiovascular mortality, and probably overall mortality," said Kevin...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-27)
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