Hypertension is the most prevalent of all cardiovascular diseases in the United States, affecting an estimated 58 million Americans, or about one-fourth of the population.
To better understand the concept of blood pressure, consider the heart as a pump (in fact it is) that pumps blood to all parts of the body through blood vessels called arteries.
Hypertension is synonymous to high blood pressure. If you are diagnosed with hypertension, you had better take it seriously as your life can be put in risk.
The state of having high blood pressure is also referred to as hypertension. You are a possible candidate for hypertension if your blood pressure is higher than 140/90 mmHg.
Hypertension is a condition of increased blood pressure on blood vessels. It is considered as one of the most common lifestyle diseases and has affected around 50 million people in the United States.
When you know that you are a blood pressure patient, and the disease has come to stay for some months and years, the precautionary aspects come to the fore.
Obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure are all cousin brothers! They hold your body to ransom and will not hesitate to pin you down at the most unsuspected moment!
When there is 'unrest' in the blood flow, the blood begins to attack the arteries, and when you feel the sense of pounding within, you have blood pressure.
Over the years, your life-style has changed too much. For your trouser, you require two meters of cloth. Years ago, it was just 1.25 meters. The change is on the wrong side.
High blood pressure and low blood pressure have become the common ailments in this modern era of cut throat competition in our materialistic civilization.
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