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Aggressively lowering high systolic blood pressure (the top number) can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But how significant is the diastolic (bottom) number?
When it comes to managing blood pressure, doctors tend to focus on lowering the top (systolic) number, and for good reason.
“It’s been well established that aggressively treating high systolic pressure can help lower one’s risk for a heart attack or stroke,” says Dr. Stephen Juraschek, a blood pressure specialist at the Hypertension Center of Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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