High systolic blood pressure increases risk of mitral regurgitation, study reveals
October 19, 2017
A new study, published by Kazem Rahimi of The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford, UK and colleagues, indicates that high blood pressure increases the risk of mitral regurgitation, a condition where leakage occurs in one of the heart valves.
The study suggests that this valve disorder, which is progressively diagnosed across the world, specifically among elderly people, is not an unavoidable consequence of ageing, as presumed, but can be prevented.
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