This results in increased disease burden due to stroke and heart disease. Regular screening of blood pressure and intake of easily available medications at primary healthcare level can drastically reduce this burden of disease due to hypertension,” said Dr Subhojit Dey, executive director of Disha Foundation. AdvertisingMay 17 is celebrated as the World Hypertension Day and several programmes have been organised in the city to create awareness about this “silent killer”. Cage it with regular medication and lifestyle changes and you will find a dramatic fall in brain strokes, in heart failure, heart attacks and kidney failure,” said Professor George Cherian, Cardiology Society of India. A recent study by PLOS medicine indicates that nearly 50 per cent Indians are unaware that they have hypertension.

Source: Indian Express May 16, 2019 22:30 UTC