| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - New Pittsburgh Courier Editorial Staff Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for CVD. According to John Schindler, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a very common problem that affects up to 70 million adults in the U.S. This means that about one in three people older than 18 has high blood pressure.
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