Re: One cause of High Blood Pressure

Rita <nitany_98@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> On 26 Jun 2005 17:24:09 GMT, listener <listener@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>jason@xxxxxxxxxx (Jason) wrote in
>>news:jason-2606051006410001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>
>>>
>>> Some of the people that have high blood pressure continue to have
>>> high blood pressure even if their cholesterol levels are normal. I
>>> realize that there are several reasons for this fact. However, the
>>> report below mentions one of those reasons. The report indicates
>>> that PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM "may be responsible for as many as one in
>>> 10 cases of high blood pressure." There is additional information
>>> about Primary Aldosteronism at the site mentioned below.
>>
>>High, low or normal cholesterol does not necessarily correlate to
>>high, low or normal blood pressure.
>>
> I never heard before that it did. Had you?
>

No, but I came across a few websites that seemd to imply some sort of
possible connection. News to me. Not being a doctor (or a pharma rep!)I
would be interested hearing from more knowledgeable people about it.

L.
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