Jessme, the premise about hypertension treatment makes for some interesting speculation. The 80% figures in your reference and desertfox's reference do provide an interesting coincidental relationship, don't they? After all, ulcers have been linked to a viral cause.
From TXDesertFox post: "By age 40, up to 80% of U.S. adults are infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a member of the herpes virus family that rarely causes symptoms. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that mice infected with the virus had higher blood pressure than CMV-free ones."
From Jessme post: "For 85% to 95% of people with high blood pressure, the cause of their high blood pressure is not known. Called primary hypertension, this condition probably results from a variety of causes."
Best wishes and IMO.
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