Word: horan
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...Horan Jr. contributed to the reporting of this story...
Thomas D. Horan, Jr. contributed to the reporting of this story...
...Journal of the American Medical Association, the University of Michigan's Dr. Stevo Julius reported that even people with "borderline" hypertension may sustain damage to their heart and blood vessels. Such patients, argued Julius, should seek more aggressive blood-pressure treatment to lower their risk. Dr. Michael Horan, associate director of cardiology at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, agreed: "The message is that borderline patients should no longer be neglected. These people could already be in trouble...
...Horan stressed that these findings do not mean that all patients in this blood-pressure range should immediately start taking hypertension medication, but he did recommend life-style changes aimed at bringing the numbers down. Studies have shown that regular aerobic exercise as well as cutting back on saturated fats and sodium, among other measures, can reduce blood pressure. And, said Horan, if a patient is already at high risk for heart disease, % because of a weight problem or family history, for example, medication may be justified...