Individuals with high blood pressure and high cholesterol
7/18/2008
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It is widely known that individuals with high blood pressure and high cholesterol are at an increased risk for suffering from cardiovascular disease and stroke. But did you also know that lowering those risk factors can cut the chances of having a stroke by almost half? The team of researchers from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School discovered that only a minority of patients are treated to reach those target goals.
In the sample of about ten-thousand patients who had both high blood pressure and high cholesterol, the risk of suffering a stroke dropped by an average of forty-two percent. Almost five years later, during follow-up visits, the researchers found that patients with the lowest L-D-L cholesterol and the lowest blood pressure, had fewer major cardiovascular events.
The study gives concrete evidence that controlling blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as managing other risk factors such as smoking, can significantly reduce your chances of suffering a stroke or heart attack.