Hypertension is Often Called the “Quiet Killer”

For the good reason that it doesn’t always shows signs of the undercover damage it may be doing: Weakening blood vessels walls; aneurysms-abnormal expanding or hazardous ballooning of the artery wall which, when ruptured, can cause strokes, heart attacks or instant death; and congestive heart failure and kidney damage. The national institutes of health define hypertension as a blood pressure greater that 140/90.

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