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Smoking and Hypertension: UM Study Links Smoking to BP
New UM study confirms link between smoking and high blood pressure A landmark study from the University of Manitoba (UM) strengthens the evidence that tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, or high blood pressure. The findings suggest that measuring a patient’s urine cotinine, a biomarker of tobacco exposure, can help clinicians…
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Smoking and Hypertension: UM Study Links Tobacco Use to High Blood Pressure
New evidence reinforces the link between smoking and high blood pressure A University of Manitoba (UM) study adds important nuance to the long-standing debate over whether tobacco use is connected to hypertension. The research, published in the Journal of Human Hypertension, found that smoking is associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure. In…