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High blood pressure , or hypertension , is known as a “silent killer” because it typically has no warning signs or symptoms. And it’s serious. Uncontrolled, it can lead to a myriad of other health issues or even a deadly heart attack or stroke. Hypertension happens when the blood pressure in your arteries rises and your heart has to work much harder than normal to pump blood through the blood vessels.

Healthing spoke with cardiologist Dr. Diego Delgado of Toronto’s University Health Network, who is also a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. He has treated heart patients for 25 years.

What is hypertension?
Dr. Delgado: It’s a medical condition that affects the body’s arteries. Basically, the walls of the arteries are stiff, so the heart has to pump harder. That also creates cardiovascular problems, which is why hypertension is the number one risk factor for stroke and a major risk factor for other cardiovascular diseases.

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