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Your heart pumping blood through your arteries puts pressure (tension) on the artery walls. Hypertension (high blood pressure) occurs when blood pressure stays elevated over time. The increased pressure puts a strain on your circulatory system, which can ultimately lead to serious problems, such as stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness. The June 25, 2008, issue of JAMA includes an article about controlling hypertension. This Patient Page is based on one published in the February 27, 2002, issue of JAMA.
DETECTING HYPERTENSION
Because hypertension usually does not cause symptoms until there is serious physical damage, it is often called the "silent killer." It is important to detect high blood pressure before it causes damage.
Blood pressure is measured by a quick and painless test using an inflatable cuff around the upper arm attached to a pressure gauge (sphygmomanometer). A stethoscope is used to listen to the sounds of . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Lise M. Stevens, MA, Writer;
Cassio Lynm, MA, Illustrator;
Richard M. Glass, MD, Editor
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