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Physician, Dr. Richard Tytus, appears in a video discussing the global study that led to discovering the benefits of a blood pressure medication, Micardis. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in Canada. Worldwide, every 2 seconds, someone dies from cardiovascular disease, every 5 seconds someone has a heart attack and every 6 seconds someone suffers a stroke.
Some risk factors are controllable include maintaining a healthy weight and weight size. However, medication, such as Micardis, is often needed in combination with lifestyle changes to effectively lower high blood pressure.
The Canadian led, global OnTarget study consisted of five and a half years of testing 25,000 high-risk patients worldwide. The OnTarget study has shown that Micardis offers health benefits that exceed controlling blood pressure. The study discovered that Micardis is as effective as other brands of blood pressure medications in treating cardiovascular disease. Micardis was show in the OnTarget study to often be better tolerated by patients, especially in long-term cases.For more information about cardiovascular disease and Micardis, talk with your doctor.