Half of Heart Attack Patients Admitted to Hospital in Dubai Have High Blood Pressure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: As many as 44 percent of patients admitted to hospital in Dubai with a heart attack suffer from high blood pressure, underscoring the high risk untreated hypertension presents in developing cardiovascular disease.
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My mother has extremely high blood pressure. Last night she went to the hospital with 233/100. They got it down using Cardizem, and prescribed that to her. She's been on a bunch of different pills over the past few years.
She lives in rural West Virginia, and the doctors there have not really been, shall we say, the cream of the crop, so I'm not sure how up to date they are with the available medicines.
She's 68 years old and she is a heavy smoker, but otherwise has great mobility, still drives, etc. (And she's a very good cook!)