Door hypertensie loopt u een hoger risico op hartaandoeningen, een belangrijke doodsoorzaak in de VS. Lees meer over de oorzaken, risico's en preventie van hypertensie.
Het risico op hoge bloeddruk begint te stijgen wanneer mensen 45 worden. We leggen uit hoe je hoge bloeddruk kunt voorkomen en behandelen.Hoge bloeddruk - bij mannen en vrouwen - is een groot probleem. Een op de drie volwassen Amerikanen - ongeveer 65 miljoen mensen - heeft een hoge bloeddruk, ook bekend als hypertensie. Nog veel meer lopen het risico het te ontwikkelen. Meer dan de helft van alle Amerikanen van 60 jaar en ouder heeft het en over een heel leven bekeken is het risico op het ontwikkelen van hoge bloeddruk 90%.
Hoge bloeddruk kan ernstige problemen veroorzaken, zoals beroertes en hartaanvallen, maar het kan zijn dat u geen symptomen hebt. Leer hoe hoge bloeddruk uw lichaam beïnvloedt en waardoor u er meer kans op hebt.
In de war door bloeddruk cijfers? Leer meer over de normale waarden voor de systolische en diastolische bloeddruk in deze diepgaande uitleg met grafiek van een arts.
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