Is a "normal" blood pressure reading too high for women?
This study only shows an association between elevated cardiovascular risk at lower blood pressures in women compared with men. Whether a woman actually benefits from actively reducing her already "normal" blood pressure to even lower levels remains unanswered as of now, says Dr. Randall Zusman director of the Division of Hypertension at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center.
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Kelly Bilodeau, Former Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
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