Blood Pressure Medication Could Reduce Heart Attack Risk Study Finds
Researchers sought to determine how blood pressure medication could impact heart health, publishing their meta-analysis May 1 in the journal The Lancet. The researchers analyzed data from 48 trials that included more than 344,700 participants, and found that each 5 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury) reduction in systolic blood pressure reduced someone’s risk of heart attack by about 10 percent—even if they had normal blood pressure levels and no history of heart disease....