People with very high blood pressure may want to enjoy coffee in peace.

People with severely high blood pressure who drink two or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day may want to double their chance of dying from a heart attack

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stroke or other type of cardiovascular treatment, new research finds. But drinking green tea or just a cup of coffee didn't have the same impact.

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The accelerated risk also did not apply to people with lower blood pressure levels who drank two or more cups of coffee a day,

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Previous studies indicate that drinking one cup of caffeinated coffee a day may help people reduce the risk of death after a heart attack

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help prevent heart attacks and strokes in healthy adults. Some studies show that coffee can reduce the risk of high blood pressure,

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also known as hypertension, in people who don't already have it. However, consuming an excessive amount of coffee has been shown to increase blood pressure

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"Our study aimed to determine whether the proposed protective effect of coffee also applies to people with different levels of high blood pressure,

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The Yankee Heart Affiliation and the American College of Cardiology define high blood pressure as a systolic ("top") reading of 130 mmHg or higher

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