In an effort to prevent one million heart attacks by 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the Million Hearts initiative, have declared February to be National Heart Month. Looking at the figures, this is clearly a national priority. Every year, nearly 610,000 Americans die of heart disease in the United States — accounting for one in every four deaths. In other words, you are 17 times more likely to die of heart disease than in a car accident. And yet, while we all know about the dangers of reckless driving, few are really aware of the causes and risks associated with hypertension.
High blood pressure takes a toll — $46 billion is spent each year in health care services, medication, and missed days of work. But the real scandal is that it is mostly preventable. If correctly diagnosed, it can usually be treated effectively. Hypertension affects about 1 in every 3 Americans, and yet, only about half of them have their condition under control. A third of them don’t even know that they have it. That is why many call hypertension “the silent killer.”

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