Hypertension is rarely accompanied by symptoms, and its identification is usually through health screening, or when seeking healthcare for an unrelated problem. Some people with … Visa mer

Hypertension is diagnosed on the basis of a persistently high resting blood pressure. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends at least three resting measurements on at least two separate health care visits.
In Britain, 'Blood … Visa mer

According to one review published in 2003, reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34%, of Visa mer

Primary hypertension
Hypertension results from a complex interaction of genes and environmental factors. Numerous … Visa mer

In most people with established essential hypertension, increased resistance to blood flow (total peripheral resistance) accounts for the high … Visa mer

Much of the disease burden of high blood pressure is experienced by people who are not labeled as hypertensive. Consequently, … Visa mer

Adults
As of 2019 , at least 1 billion 278 million adults aged 30–79 worldwide (over 16% of world population), … Visa mer