Archive for July, 2008

Early Onset Prehypertension Linked to Coronary Calcification Later in Life.

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

This month’s issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine contains an article linking prehypertension in young to middle aged adults to the future development of calcium buildup in the coronary arteries.  Calcification of the coronary arteries is one sign of atherosclerosis and a stong predictor of heart attack and or stroke.
Researcher Mark J. Pletcher, MD, [...]

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