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Hypertension Blacks - Can Be Cured
Hypertension Blacks is classified as one of a Special Group - if certain Hypertension cases require a different Treatment program than the "Norm", then that is a Special Group - such as:
- African Americans
- The Elderly
- Pregnant Women
- Children
There Are Some Concerns
- Maybe one Black in three suffers from this Condition
- and maybe 30 percent of the one-third will have it under control - - As many as 30 percent of all deaths of men are related to
Hypertension -
- Maybe 8,000 Black lives a year could be saved if
doctors could find a way to control the pressure -
- Blacks received more medications, but significantly
higher Pressure readings than whites or Asian patients -
- Patients who were sick with one or more conditions,
like Heart disease, Kidney Disease and Diabetes - doctors found that blood pressure control was much worse in Blacks than in whites -
- Hypertension is twice as common in Blacks as in whites -
- It tends to develop earlier in life in Blacks and usually is
more severe -
- They have the highest incidence of high
blood pressure of any other black group around the world.
Some Causes
Some experts think Blacks:
Hypertension Blacks to Blacks USA
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