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Hypertension......

  • increases your risk of heart disease

  • can cause blindness

  • can severely damage your kidneys

  • Stress can temporarily boost high blood pressure

  • more common in older people

  • contributes to arteriosclerosis, a general term for the thickening and hardening of the arteries

  • often has no warning signs or symptoms

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