High blood pressure, or hypertension (HTN), is one of the leading risk factors for stroke, and there are many drugs available to help control this problem. However, researchers continue to investigate further means to lower the chances of hypertensive patients having a stroke, which is often a devastating (or fatal) event.
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Although we here at ACSH have often been skeptical about the utility of various dietary supplements including many vitamins and minerals there is one that we think is vitally important.