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Disease: Hypertension

Last update: June 2008

Intro

Hypertension is high blood pressure. If untreated, it can lead to a heart attack, stroke, heart failure or kidney damage. Many people who develop hypertension do not get treatment. Over the years, the pharmaceutical industry has developed many medicines to treat hypertension. Further research aims to reduce the toll of the condition called the 'silent killer'.

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