A new study suggests that higher blood pressure is associated with lower mortality in extremely frail, elderly adults.
The study, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s (JAMA) Archives of Internal Medicine, looked at a nationally representative group of 2,340 adults ages 65 and older. The researchers found that lower blood pressure protected healthier, robust older adults but the same may not be true for their more frail counterparts.
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The New York Times, August 8, 2012
Oregonian, July 16, 2012
LiveScience, July 16, 2012
Women’s Health, July 16, 2012
Fox News, July 17, 2012
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Michelle Odden
