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Recently blood pressure gets high sometime. does it take years for high blood pressure to cause heart attack?
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Blood pressure.: No one know how long. Clearly longer periods are more harmful.
Answered 8/5/2013
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Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis and hypertension are common and together. Hypertension causes left ventricular hypertrophy and strain but does not specifically block the coronary arteries. Blood pressure control non smoking cholesterol control exercize are important in prevention.
Answered 5/5/2013
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