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The rise of epidemiology as a discipline and the birth of hypertension as a disease

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The rise of epidemiology as a discipline and the birth of hypertension as a disease

In February 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then U.S. president, arrived at the Yalta Conference to negotiate the post-war future of Europe alongside Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. The American president appeared visibly exhausted, lethargic and physically frail. Behind those images lay a silent medical crisis. Roosevelt’s blood pressure had reached around 260/150 mm Hg before…

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Silent killer: The Hindu editorial on hypertension and the first WHO report on the subject

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Silent killer: The Hindu editorial on hypertension and the first WHO report on the subject

Globally, hypertension affects one in three individuals and four out of five do not have it adequately controlled, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) report on hypertension released on September 19. It is a grim reminder that countries have done little to keep the biggest risk factor for death and disability under check…

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The Silent Killer: tackling hypertension in India

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The Silent Killer: tackling hypertension in India

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is often called the “silent killer” because it often goes unnoticed until it triggers severe health complications such as strokes, heart attacks, kidney damage, and heart failure. According to medical standards, the reading on a doctor’s BP monitor going above 140/90 accounts for hypertension. The World Health Organization (WHO) released its…

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