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- adjective Having
prehypertension (fairly high blood pressure ). - noun A person with fairly high blood pressure
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Higher levels are classified as prehypertensive: a systolic blood pressure between
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Higher levels are classified as prehypertensive: a systolic blood pressure between
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Higher levels are classified as prehypertensive: a systolic blood pressure between
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Higher levels are classified as prehypertensive: a systolic blood pressure between
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Higher levels are classified as prehypertensive: a systolic blood pressure between
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Higher levels are classified as prehypertensive: a systolic blood pressure between
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Higher levels are classified as prehypertensive: a systolic blood pressure between
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About 28% of Americans are believed to be prehypertensive, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Long-Awaited Advance in the War on Blood Pressure Ron Winslow 2011
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He learned in June that his systolic blood pressure had risen by more than 20% in a year, making him prehypertensive.
Hidden Heart Disease Laura Landro 2010
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But at least the same number, and possibly as many as 37%, are prehypertensive.
Hidden Heart Disease Laura Landro 2010
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