For the past 25 years, doctors in the U. S. have warned their patients about the dangers of high blood pressure, a generally symptomless condition that increases the risk of heart disease, kidney failure and stroke. By aggressively treating folks whose readings exceed the normal limit of 140/90 mm Hg at rest, physicians have prevented millions of premature deaths and untold suffering. But it looks as if we’ve stopped getting the message. A national health survey released two years ago showed that blood-pressure rates are no longer falling, at the same time, the incidence of stroke has started to rise.
The biggest increases have been among black, Hispanic and poor Americans. But they’re not alone. A report in the September issue of Hypertension shows that blood-pressure readings among the largely white residents of affluent neighborhoods in Minnesota are 5% higher than they were just 10 years ago. And as those figures have risen, the number of people with hyper
A. Don’t take any more drugs because of their unpleasant side effect.
B. Blood-pressure readings among white Americans are rising higher than before.
C. Lifestyle changes are substitutes for getting high blood pressure treated.
D. Blood-pressure rates have fallen since physicians prevented millions suffering much.
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