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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

Blood pressure measures the force of blood passing through blood vessels. Hypertension - the term for high blood pressure can harm the body. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, vision problems and even death.

Statistics

African-Americans are at highest risk of hypertension in the world.

35% of African-Americans have hypertension, which is 20% of all deaths among African-Americans in the United States.

Compared with whites, hypertension in African Americans develops earlier.

African-Americans with high blood pressure risk by 80% die from a stroke.

African-Americans with high ...