High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of premature deaths in India. High blood pressure or hypertension can sit silently for years without showing any visible sign. In fact as per official statistics, one in eight Indians suffer from hypertension. As per WHO, only about 12% people with hypertension in India have their BP under control. Uncontrolled blood pressure is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such as heart attacks and stroke, responsible for 1/3rd of the total deaths in India. We have heard of so many celebrities in their 30s and 40s succumbing to heart attacks in recent past - all of them fit and active. Just today, 41-year-old BB14 contestant Sonali Phogat succumbed to heart attack.
Why high blood pressure is called the ‘Silent killer’
