Study aims to lower blood pressure among adults in rural southeast asia

Researchers are launching a study to find cost-effective ways of lowering blood pressure in adults living in rural in South Asia. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke, and other vascular diseases that are often under-recognized in developing countries. Lowering blood pressure is thought to be the single most important way to reduce deaths and disabilities from heart attacks and strokes.

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