Hypertension (High Blood Pressure, HBP)—Classification and Clinical Signs
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With a prevalence of approximately 50 %, arterial hypertension is a very common disease and blood pressure is a risk factor of secondary diseases such as stroke, CHD and cardiac insufficiency.
Abstract
With a prevalence of approximately 50 %, arterial hypertension is a very common disease. Blood pressure is a risk factor of secondary diseases such as stroke, CHD and cardiac insufficiency. Social connections, as well as a relationship between hypertension, body weight, and age, are apparent. Many individuals with hypertension are not treated at all or receive insufficient therapy and, in many cases, are not aware they have the disease.