It has no dramatic symptoms. No visible warning signs. No pain. No alarm. That’s why doctors call it the Silent Killer — and it’s estimated that 116 million Americans have high blood pressure right now.
Hypertension is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke in the USA. It’s also the second leading cause of kidney failure. Yet the American Heart Association estimates that nearly half of all people with hypertension don’t know they have it.
📊 A blood pressure reading of 130/80 mmHg or higher is classified as hypertension. At 140/90 and above, your risk of heart attack doubles with every 20-point increase in systolic pressure.
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