High Blood Pressure

1. Hypertension, It's Preventable!
By:Kylee Burt

2. What is it?
● Hypertension simply put is high blood pressure,
meaning the arteries in your body have an
elevated blood pressure.
● Hypertension is a chronic medical condition
● Two types of hypertension are; Primary ,which
effects about 95% of people, and has no
underlying medical cause, and ,secondary
which only affects about 5% of people with an
underlying condition.

3. Symptoms
● Hypertension often has no symptoms and is
usually diagnosed through routine medical
screenings.
● A small portion of people with hypertension do
report having headaches,light
headedness,dizziness and fainting episodes.

4. How to Prevent Hypertension
● The best ways to prevent hypertension are; to
maintain a healthy body weight, have a low
sodium intake, partake in regular activity,and
limit alcohol intake.

5. Risks of Hypertension
● Hypertension increases your risk of getting
heart disease.
● Hypertension can cause arterial disease
specifically,an aneurysm.
● Hypertension can cause strokes and dementia.
● Your risk of kidney failure is increased.

6. Is Hypertension Common?
● Hypertension is one of the most common
preventable diseases that causes death.
● Nearly 45% of people in America have
Hypertension.

7. Fatality Rate?
● Over 17% of people with Hypertension die
because of the disease and/or a complication of
the disease.

8. Additional Resource
● http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@●