About High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is the foremost condition in the United States for which medications are most commonly prescribed by physicians.
Nevertheless, hypertension is greatly under treated. Of those persons in the U.S. with this condition, only one in three have adequate control of their elevated blood pressure. The predominant reason for this poor control is that hypertension oftentimes causes little to no easily recognized symptoms in its early and middle stages.
All adults should have periodic checks of their blood pressure. Those who are older or who are overweight, or who have family histories of hypertension, should be particularly vigilant in having their blood pressure checked on a regular basis.
It is important to your health to be aware of the potential problems associated with hypertension. The complications of untreated hypertension include stroke, heart disease and kidney disease.
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