Parents’ High Blood Pressure Associated With Increased Risk Of Hypertension Throughout Life In Men

March 25th, 2008 by samospsipsi

Individuals who have one or two parents with hypertension appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing elevated blood pressure throughout their adult lives, according to a report in the March 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, often clusters in families, according to background information in the article.

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