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Long considered a problem only for high-income countries, now 80% of deaths connected to high blood pressure (BP) occur in the developing world, according to an article in a recent edition of The Lancet. The report says that cardiovascular disease is now endemic, worldwide, and no longer limited only to developed countries.

International report: Study: heart disease, high BP now plague 'developing' world