Each month, members of the Hypertension Week Medical Advisory Board will answer questions of general interest submitted by subscribers. At the end of that month, the questions will be added to the Hypertension Week Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Archive.

In addition to responses by the Hypertension Week Medical Advisory Board, the questions and answers in the FAQ data base draw heavily on responses developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Health, and the Veterans Administration.

This month's new questions:

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Hypertension Week will be the sole judge of the appropriateness of questions. Acceptance of a question for posting does not imply any warranty or responsibility for the accuracy of material contained therein. To submit a question, please send it via email to editor@hypertensionweek.org.