A large number of cases of hypertension are asymptomatic, making diagnosis difficult. Doctors even call it a serious but silent killer. What is hypertension? Blood pressure is the force with which blood presses against the walls of the arteries with each heartbeat. Normal blood pressure is 120 (systolic blood pressure) over 80 (diastolic blood pressure). When these values are higher (and often reach 140/90 or […]






