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3 Things Everyone With High Blood Pressure Needs to Know

3 Things Everyone With High Blood Pressure Needs to Know If you have high blood pressure, you’re probably concerned about getting it under control. And you should be. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease (the leading cause of death) and stroke (the fourth leading cause of death) and contributes to over 1,100 deaths per day. The more striking aspect is most of these deaths are preventable. We have effective and inexpensive treatments for high blood pressure, yet less than 44% of high blood pressure cases are controlled. The devastating effect on our health and length of life of uncontrolled high blood pressure is unacceptable and led the U.S. Surgeon General to release a Call to Action to Control Hypertension to help improve the health of people with high blood pressure.

6 tips for controlling your high blood pressure

6 tips for controlling your high blood pressure Feb. 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail (BPT) - Did you know high blood pressure (hypertension) is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Hypertension, nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, yet only 1 in 4 has their hypertension under control. High blood pressure is called a silent killer, as it frequently shows no signs or symptoms. Uncontrolled high blood pressure puts people at higher risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the U.S.

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