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Volume 8 (2008) - August 2008

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Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: Analysis from a cross-sectional survey

Trevor S Ferguson, Novie OM Younger, Marshall K Tulloch-Reid, Marilyn Wright, Elizabeth M Ward, Deanna E Ashley, Rainford J Wilks BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8:20 (28 August 2008)

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Prehypertension is found in 30% of Jamaicans and is associated with a higher prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need for doctors to adequately manage patients with blood pressure reaching the prehypertension threshold.

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Changes in clot lysis levels of reteplase and streptokinase following continuous wave ultrasound exposure, at ultrasound intensities following attenuation from the skull bone

Bjarne Härdig, Jonas Carlson, Anders Roijer BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8:19 (26 August 2008)

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