Results for World Health Heart Day

Most people with hypertension feel fine, until they don’t. A stroke that robs someone of speech, a heart attack on the job, or kidney failure seemingly without warning. These are among the hidden dangers of hypertension, currently affecting more than one in four adults in the Western Pacific, a region of 38 countries and areas with over 2.2 billion people. On World Heart Day today, WHO is highlighting hypertension as the leading risk factor for premature death and a condition that can no longer be ignored. Often called a silent killer, hypertension is the most common, yet most preventable health threats worldwide.