SYMPLICITY™ BLOOD PRESSURE PROCEDURE
Risks of high blood pressure
Learn the signs and symptoms of long-term untreated high blood pressure or hypertension and the risks of its effects on the body.
Main risks of hypertension
If you have high blood pressure (also known as hypertension), your heart works harder, which can raise your risk of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, and kidney failure.1,2 These risks can be very serious — especially if your high blood pressure is left untreated.
Symptoms of high blood pressure
People with high blood pressure may experience the following3:
- Headaches
- Chest pain
- Dizziness
- Difficulty breathing
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Blurred vision
- Anxiety
- Confusion
- Buzzing in the ears
- Nosebleeds
- Abnormal heart rhythm
Who does high blood pressure affect?
High blood pressure is very common,4 affecting all genders, young and old, people who are fit, people with other health problems, and many others. About 50% of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure.5
High blood pressure affects different races, ethnicities, and communities.
- About 60% of Black adults in the U.S. have hypertension.6
- Black Americans experience five times the mortality risk from hypertension compared with white Americans.7
- Hispanic Americans with hypertension are more likely to go undiagnosed.7
> 1 billion
adults are affected worldwide.3
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1. Whelton P, Carey R, Aronow W, et. al. 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on clinical practice guidelines. J AM Coll Cardiol. 2018;71(19):2199–2269. doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000065.
2. Mayo Clinic staff. High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension’s effects on your body. Mayo Clinic. Published November 28, 2023. Accessed July 30, 2024.
3. World Health Organization. Hypertension fact sheet. Published March 16, 2023. Accessed May 20, 2024.
4. American Heart Association. The Facts About High Blood Pressure. Updated May 23, 2024. Accessed on July 15, 2024.
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General’s call to action to control hypertension. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General; 2020.
6. Million Hearts. Estimated hypertension prevalence, treatment, and control among U.S. adults table. Accessed August 15, 2024.
7. Aggarwal R, Chiu N, Wadhera RK, et al. Racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in the United States, 2013 to 2018. Hypertension. 2021;78(6):1719–1726. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17570.