A nurse educates patients with prehypertension to implement lifestyle changes that would decrease their systolic pressure from 140 to 120 mm Hg. Which of the following is his or her rationale for this?
A) Reduced deaths by 50% in people over age 40.
B) Reduced rates of strokes by 10%.
C) Reduced rates of COPD by 25%.
D) Reduced rates of heart attacks by 30%.
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