Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure, which refers to an elevated pressure of the blood in the arteries. There are two major factors that cause hypertension and they can be present independently or together. These factors are the heart pumps blood with excessive force or the body's smaller blood vessels narrow, forcing the flow of blood to cause more pressure against the vessels' walls. The body is able to tolerate increased blood pressure for years, but eventually, the heart might enlarge and this might result in heart failure. The high blood pressure might also injure the blood vessels in the kidneys, heart, the eyes, and the brain (van der Giet & Tölle, 2015). Systolic and diastolic pressure are the numbers used to describe blood pressure. Systolic pressure is the first and higher number and indicates the force that blood exerts on the artery walls when the heart contracts to pump out blood. It has been established that a high systolic pressure is a great risk factor than diastolic pressure for kidney, brain, heart, and circulatory complications. It can also result in death especially for middle-aged and elderly adults. A wider spread between the systolic and diastolic pressure measurements, the greater the risk.
Current Data and Statistics Related to Hypertension
It is estimated that about 75 million American adults accounting for 32 percent of the population have high blood pressure, which equates to 1 in every 3 adults. The prehypertension stage is the stage where an individual has higher than normal blood pressure, but they are not...
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