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Six week window to reduce new mothers’ stroke and heart attack risk by 1/3

Paul
Hypertension
New mothers’ suffering from hypertension face a crucial six week window to reduce their blood pressure and reduce the future risk of heart attack or stroke. New research conducted by a team from the University of Oxford funded by the British Heart Foundation, also discovered that giving women blood pressure monitors......