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In this week's report, I focus on the question of what your blood pressure goal should be if you are age 60 or older. I place the study in the context of what's already known about the topic. I provide recommendations and practical tips based on the study's findings. And I tell you what I personally do.

Your host, Nicholas Cohen, MD, is a boardcertified Family Physician with over a decade of clinical experience. He specializes in longevity, and is the founder of HealthScore, the Ultimate Longevity Program.

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00:00 Introduction
00:33 This Week's Topic
00:48 Background, Definitions, Prevalence of Hypertension
01:55 Hypertension and Mortality
02:26 Harm from High Blood Pressure
02:55 Blood Pressure Targets
03:50 The Study
04:40 The Results
05:23 How it Fits
06:54 Bottom Line
07:18 Modifiable Causes of Hypertension
07:42 What I Recommend
09:48 What I Do
11:45 Thank You & Next Steps

The Study:
Chen, Tao, et al. "Time to Clinical Benefit of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Patients 60 Years and Older With Hypertension: A Secondary Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials." JAMA internal medicine 182.6 (2022): 660667.

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