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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.