This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
If the American Heart Association lowered the cut-off threshold for hypertension, which of the following effects would that have on the following properties of blood pressure assessment as a screening test? 
Select and explain. 
A. The false negative rate will rise, B. The negative predictive value will rise, C. The positive predictive value will rise, D. The sensitivity will fall
B: The negative predictive value will rise
Answer: B: The negative predictive value will rise 
Explanation: None