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JAMA Issues New Blood Pressure Guidelines

Slightly higher BP in older adults is acceptable…. On December 18, 2013, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published new hypertension guidelines which come out of the report of panel members appointed to the eighth joint national commission (JNC 8). Hypertension, which can lead to CVA, MI, and …

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