The puzzle of hypertension in African-Americans.
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Nearly all Americans undergo a steady rise in blood pressure with age. Almost 25 percent cross the line into hypertension, the technical term for chronically high blood pressure. This condition, in turn, can silently contribute to heart disease, stroke and kidney failure and thus plays a part in some 500,000 deaths every year. For black Americans, the situation is even more dire: 35 percent suffer from hypertension. Worse, the ailment is particularly deadly in this population, D A N IE LS & D A N IE LS
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Scientific American
دوره 280 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999