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AMA Study Finds Link Between Confinement and Hypertension

An American Medical Association (AMA) study found that incarceration is associated with future hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) among young adults. Untreated, this can lead to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.

Researchers conducted “a longitudinal investigation of CVD risk factors and subclinical coronary disease in a population of black ...

 

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