Hypertension on-the-rise poses serious health risksVietNamNet Bridge – The number of people who die of hypertension each year in Vietnam is 10 times higher than the number of victims killed by traffic accidents, a cardiovascular specialist said at a recent workshop. High blood pressure is a leading cause of death in the world, killing 7 million people every year, he said. He warned that besides the consequences of kidney failure and heart attack, high blood pressure also results in stroke, brain haemorrhage and rhexis. “In the past it was believed that the older the person is the higher their blood pressure is. The Health Strategy and Policy Institute has run a project called “Fighting hypertension in Vietnam: solutions from grassroots medical facilities”.

Source: VietNamNet News May 09, 2018 04:41 UTC