NPR – Higher Blood Pressure At 18 Means Hardening Arteries At 40

Young people in their teens and early 20s probably aren’t thinking about heart disease. But maybe it’s time they did.
People who have slightly higher blood pressure when they’re 18 to 25 are more likely to have high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries in their 40s, a study says.

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