According to a research conducted by ‘Michigan Medicine’, high systolic high BP (the upper number on a blood pressure reading, which reflects the force with which the heart pumps blood into the arteries) increases the risk of the two most prevalent types of stroke over time. The research analyzed the average systolic high BP years before the first stroke in more than 40,000 adults aged 18 years and older who had no previous history of stroke. The researchers studied three types of stroke: ischemic stroke, which involves a clot blocking…
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