Hypertension leads to premature mortality from heart attacks, strokes

HYPERTENSION, which continues to be a major public health concern, is a silent killer that affects over 294 million people across South-East Asia, the WHO said on Friday.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi

Modifiable behavioural risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol use, high salt intake, physical inactivity, unhealthy diets, and mental stress continue to drive its prevalence, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) to mark the World Hypertension Day, observed annually on May 17.