Hypertension which is also referred to high blood pressure is a condition in which the arteries have persistently elevated blood pressure

Causes

• Smoking
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Lack of physical activity
• High levels of salt intake

Also

• Stress
• Vitamin D deficiency
• Medicines such as birth control
• Family history of hypertension
• Insufficient calcium potassium and magnesium

Anyone can get it but some are at greater risks than others such as elderly people of overweight and pregnant women

Affects

• The blood vessels
• Fails your heart
• Affects the brain
• Damages kidneys
• Affects pregnancy

Symptoms

• Severe headaches
• Fatigue or confusion
• Dizziness
• Breathing problems
• Irregular heart beat

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• Change your diet
• Ask you doctor for a prescription

Complications of hypertension clinical outcomes that result from persistent elevation of blood pressure a risk factor for all clinical manifestations

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