Hypertension and Public Health

Hypertension

Hypertension is the systemic condition accompanying high blood pressure. This remains as one of the common medical problems. High blood pressure is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against the artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, stroke, atrial fibrillation, vision loss, peripheral vascular disease and dementia. There are two types of high blood pressure, such as primary (essential) hypertension, it tends to develop gradually over many years whereas secondary hypertension tends to develop gradually over many years. People with high blood pressure may have symptoms of headache, shortness of breath, nosebleeds, dizziness, chest pain, visual changes, blood in the urine.

The risk factors of high blood pressure includes age, race, obesity, Family history, use of tobacco, high intake of salt and lower intake of potassium, stress and certain chronic conditions.