Category: Cardiovascular Disease

  • Hypertension

    Hypertension

    What is Hypertension? Hypertension, or high blood pressure, happens when the blood pushes too hard against the walls of your arteries every time. We measure blood pressure using two numbers: one shows the pressure when your heart beats (systolic), and the other shows the pressure when your heart is resting between beats (diastolic). Hypertension frequently…

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