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Changes in thinking about blood pressure

For some elderly taking several blood pressure medications can be risky.  Do they need to take multiple medicines?  Doctor have been hesitant to stop blood pressure medications because they fear they might harm their patients.  The OPTIMISE trial…

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By Michael Wilkes • Jun 28, 2020 • 3m Listen

For some elderly taking several blood pressure medications can be risky. Do they need to take multiple medicines? Doctor have been hesitant to stop blood pressure medications because they fear they might harm their patients. The OPTIMISE trial results provides some reassurance.

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    Michael Wilkes

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