Hypertension Develops Early, Silently, In African-American Men.

In a study just published by the American Physiological Society, young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African American men are developing hypertension early and with little outward sign. The findings suggest that high blood pressure may be developing undetected in young African-American men and that measuring central blood pressure may be a better means of detecting the problem as it develops.