{"id":460,"date":"2022-05-18T22:11:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsunayana.com\/blog\/?p=460"},"modified":"2022-05-18T22:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T17:07:53","slug":"world-hypertension-day-17-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsunayana.com\/blog\/world-hypertension-day-17-may\/","title":{"rendered":"WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY…17 MAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, May 17 is dedicated to World Hypertension Day (WHD).<\/p>\n

The day is organised by the World Hypertension League (WHL), an umbrella organisation composed of several hypertension societies and leagues from all over the world.<\/p>\n

The theme for this year is Know Your Numbers,<\/strong><\/em> and the WHL would like to encourage as many people as possible to get involved in May Measurement Month.<\/em><\/p>\n

WHAT IS NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
CATEGORY<\/th>\nSYSTOLIC PRESSURE (mmHg)<\/th>\n<\/th>\nDIASTOLIC PRESSURE (mmHg)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Normal<\/td>\n<120<\/td>\nand<\/td>\n<80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elevated<\/td>\n120\u2212129<\/td>\nand<\/td>\n<80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stage 1 Hypertension<\/td>\n130\u2212139<\/td>\nor<\/td>\n80\u221289<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stage 2 Hypertension<\/td>\n\u2265140<\/td>\nor<\/td>\n\u226590<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Hypertension is a public health epidemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As all of us know it’s a silent killer,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>known to be the root of many diseases. Many of us do not know or are aware that they have it as there is no symptom at all OR when they go for a general check-up. Sometimes people directly come with stroke or heart attack.<\/div>\n
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WHO IS AT RISK OF IT?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Anyone can develop high blood pressure, but there are certain factors that can increase your risk:<\/p>\n