What Is High Blood Pressure? What Causes High Blood Pressure?

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Growth Factor May Explain Why African-Americans Are At Greater Risk Of Hypertension And Kidney Disease

Physician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center believe that a heightened level a certain growth factor in the blood may explain why blacks have a greater prevalence of hypertension and kidney disease compared to whites. Results from a new study are the first to show that an elevated level of a protein, called transforming growth factor B1 (TGF-B1), raises the risk of hypertension Read more…

New Investigational Combination Telmisartan And Amlodipine Shows Effective And Well-tolerated 24-hour Blood Pressure Control In Hypertensive Patients

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New Data Shows AZOR(R) (amlodipine And Olmesartan Medoxomil) Significantly Improves 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure

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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring And Staging In Children Can Identify Key Risk Factors For Future Cardiovascular Disease

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