How hypertension can damage your health
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Act on time
High blood pressure or hypertension can damage vital organs if not recognised and controlled at the right time, experts have warned. It's often dismissed as a common occurrence and lifestyle disease.
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Risk factor for many diseases
It is the main risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary heart disease and stroke. It is also a risk factor for chronic kidney disease, heart failure, arrhythmia and dementia.
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Risk factor in diabetes patients
Further, high blood pressure is a common risk factor in diabetes patients. That's because of the impact of diabetes on the walls of the arteries and the fluid balance. Both conditions often occur together.
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One in four adults in India
Hypertension affects more than 30 per cent of the adult population worldwide. According to a latest report by the India Council for Medical Research, one in four adults in India suffer from hypertension.
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What is hypertension?
Hypertension is defined as a condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high. The more blood the heart pumps and the narrower the arteries, higher the BP.
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Even in children
While hypertension generally impacts adults, it has now also started to affect even children and adolescents. It can cause cardiovascular complications in children, especially as they grow older.