Does Lowering Blood Pressure Help Repair Your Arteries?
Does Lowering Blood Pressure Help Repair Your Arteries? The latest evidence of this less-is-more approach to high blood pressure comes from Japanese researchers who report that lowering blood pressure to less than 130/85 reverses the arterial stiffness caused by high blood pressure. Stiff arteries, says Ernesto Schiffrin, MD, “increase the risk for heart attack and