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CardiovascularModerate
Hypertension
Cardiology / General Medicine · Cardiovascular
Moderate
Severity
Affects over 1.3 billion people worldwide (WHO); nearly 1 in 4 adults in India has hypertension, with many cases undiagnosed.
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Cardiology / General Medicine
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Family history
- 2high salt intake
- 3obesity
- 4physical inactivity
- 5excessive alcohol
- 6smoking
- 7chronic stress
- 8older age
- 9and underlying conditions like kidney disease or hormonal disorders (secondary hypertension).
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