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Aggressive Efforts in BP Control in High Risk Populations Could Prevent 100,000 Deaths a Year

September 16, 2016

According to this study, as many as 100,000 deaths can be prevented each year with aggressive BP control efforts in high-risk Americans.

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Most Clinical “Calculators” Overestimate Heart Attack Risk

February 13, 2015

Most “risk calculators” used by clinicians to gauge a patient’s chances of suffering a heart attack and guide treatment decisions appear to significantly overestimate the likelihood of a heart attack, according to results of a study by investigators at Johns Hopkins and other institutions.

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