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according to 2017 to 2018 data from the canadian chronic disease surveillance system , about 25 per cent of adults 20 and older in canada were living with diagnosed hypertension. there’s greater incidence when you consider people who don’t know they have hypertension because typically there are no signs or symptoms. if it’s not controlled, however, it damages your organs over time, like your kidneys, eyes, brain and heart.
other risk factors for heart disease include hypertension, smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, high cholesterol and stress. as the university of ottawa heart institute points out , reducing risk factors before the first heart attack or stroke can prevent or postpone 33 per cent of all deaths. taking action makes a difference.
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then her intuition prompted her to get a second opinion on a day she felt panicked. “ i hadn’t had chest pain. i just had this overwhelming sense that something was going to go wrong.”
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for more information and support services for hypertension, visit heart and stroke.