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https://www.heartstats.org/datapage.asp?id=7998
https://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4621
https://www.bpassoc.org.uk/Home
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Did You Know?
One third of patients with hypertension are overweight. 75% of patients with diabetes develop cardiovascular dieases due to hypertension. There are also strong links between insulin resistance and hypertension.