New Benefits From Old Heart Measures

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies describe additional benefits of widely used measures aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease: Cholesterol-lowering statins also reduce blood pressure, and the DASH diet for blood pressure control lowers the incidence of heart disease and stroke...
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Ed Edelson

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Beatrice Golomb

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University of California-San Diego

Simmons College School

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Cholesterol

Cardiology

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