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Aggressively Lowering BPPrevents Clinical i l EventsRe eduction in BP, mm mHgEach 5 mmHg reductionin DBP reduces*0–1 Stroke by 34%–2Ischemic heartdisease by 21%–3–4–5–6–7IMPORTANT NOTE: The medicinesdiscussed are approved to treat high–8BP <strong>and</strong> are not approved to prevent–9ischemic heart disease or stroke–10resulting from high BP.Each 10 mmHg reductionin DBP reduces*Stroke by 56%Ischemic heartdisease by 38%*From any pretreatment level; no threshold. Estimated from 9 large cohort studies.Law M et al. Health Technol Assess. 2003;7:1–94.
JNC 7: Management of BPLifestyle Modification: JNC 7 encourages lifestyle modification for patients whohave normal BP, <strong>and</strong> recommends lifestyle modification for patients who areprehypertensive, or are stage 1 or stage 2 hypertensive.Normal
Page 1 and 2: • Kathleen Drinan DO, FACC, FACOI
Page 3: Heart Disease Is the Leading Cause
Page 7 and 8: Hazard RatioSBP Is a Strong Predict
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Page 13: HF Is A Major Concern for Women•
Page 19: BP Rises After Menopause—Risk of
Page 22: Hypertension Increases With Weight
Page 25 and 26: Smoking and Physical Inactivity Are
Page 27 and 28: Evolution of Antihypertensive Agent
Page 29 and 30: Today, we have:increased knowledge
Page 31 and 32: AWARENESS• WTH - over one half of
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