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What causes high blood pressure and cholesterol?
What causes high blood pressure and cholesterol?
What causes high blood pressure and cholesterol?
Cholesterol plaque and calcium cause your arteries to become hard and narrow. Hence, its puts strain in the walls to pump blood through them. As a result, your blood pressure becomes too high. High blood pressure and high cholesterol are two of the biggest causes of heart disease
Last updated on 11 Apr 2023
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