JawaPos.com – Hypertension or high blood pressure is often not realized by a person because there are no specific symptoms that are felt. A person may just find out that he has hypertension after complications or organ damage.
Hypertension is called the silent killer because it often occurs without complaints, so that the sufferer does not know that he is hypertensive and only finds out after complications occur. Most people with hypertension do not know that they have hypertension so they do not get treatment.
“Damage to target organs due to complications of hypertension will depend on the magnitude of the increase in blood pressure and the length of the undiagnosed and untreated blood pressure condition,” said Chairman of the Indonesian Heart Foundation, Esti Nurjadin, in an official statement recently.
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In a series of activities to welcome World Hypertension Day in May every year, the Indonesian Heart Foundation together with the Association of Indonesian Cardiovascular Specialists (PERKI) hold a webinar that discusses hypertension and a healthy lifestyle with the aim of educating the public on how to prevent and control hypertension. According to him, hypertension, which is one of the risk factors for coronary heart disease, does not only attack those who are elderly but also the millennial generation.
“Unfortunately, until now, there are still many who are not aware of the dangers of hypertension,” he said.
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Editor: Nurul Adriyana Salbiah
Reporter: Marieska Harya Virdhani
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