Anita Moore listened in shock as an ER doctor detailed the life-threatening dangers of having high blood pressure one day in 2013. Dizzy and with her heart pounding, Anita had rushed herself to the hospital, worried she might be having a heart attack. She wasn't. But with her blood pressure at 177/100, it was a real possibility, the doctor warned.
Anita had been taking a mild dose of blood-pressure medication since the 1980s. Over time, the medicine became less and less effective and her readings had slowly crept up. But she never imagined it had climbed this high.
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