Slightly elevated blood pressure also tied to strokes

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Slightly elevated blood pressure also tied to strokes

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with blood pressure that is elevated but not enough to be considered "high" are still at an increased risk for strokes, according to a new analysis of past studies. Researchers found that having so-called prehypertension was linked to a 66 percent increased risk of stroke. "There has been disagreement in the community in general," Dr. Joshua Willey told Reuters Health. "Are these people at risk for stroke?" Willey, a neurologist at Columbia University in New York, was not involved with the new study.

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