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Heart health after 50, by the evidence
Blood pressure, cholesterol, aspirin, diet: the market around each is loud, and the advice keeps changing. This hub reads the landmark randomized trials and the ACC/AHA prevention guideline, and reports what they found in plain English, including the absolute numbers. We take no money from any drug, program, or product we cover.
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High Blood Pressure After 50: What the Trials Show About Targets and Treatment
Big randomized trials have tested how low to push blood pressure and which drugs to start with. Here is what they found, including where the evidence is strong, where it is mixed, and the real cautions for older adults.
Read the evidence →Statins and cholesterol: what the evidence shows
The randomized trials tell a consistent story about lowering LDL cholesterol. What that means for any one person depends heavily on their starting risk.
Read the evidence →Aspirin for the Heart: Who the Trials Still Support
For decades a daily baby aspirin was routine advice for almost anyone middle-aged. A run of large trials finished around 2018, and a 2022 guideline update, changed the picture for people who have never had a heart attack or stroke. Here is what the studies found.
Read the evidence →Diet, exercise, and sodium: what the heart trials show
The landmark trials on diet, salt, and movement, reported with their real numbers, their limits, and the null results that rarely make headlines.
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