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New guidelines aims to help reduce blood pressure for chronic kidney disease patients
6 days ago | By News Medical
A recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease could, if followed, benefit nearly 25 million Americans, according to an analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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New surgical procedure reduces the rate of recurrent strokes among atherosclerotic patients
6 days ago | By News Medical
A surgical procedure advanced and studied by vascular neurosurgeons at Cedars-Sinai dramatically reduced the rate of recurrent strokes among patients with atherosclerotic disease, a new study shows.
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