SCREENING IS IMPORTANT AS HYPERTENSION IS ASYMPTOMATIC, ONE IN EVERY FOUR HAS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (SILENT KILLER) SUGGESTED TO BRING DOWN LEVEL OF THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

One in every four adults has high blood pressure as such screening is important as hypertension is asymptomatic, and number of those who have not gone in for screening may be larger and are at risk of the adverse effects and health norms. About 37 percent of the Indians with hypertension are diagnosed and only thirty percent of them access to treatment. A paltry 15 percent have it under control, but the redline statistic is that 52 percent of all cardiovascular disease related deaths, including heart attack, is because of the high blood pressure. Doctor says 150/90 blood pressure of a gentleman above fifty is surprising if there is no smoking, drinking and stress in the life of a human being however the life style requires modifications, improvement in diet, reduction in the salt intake too essential, one must gave up pickles, snackes and package food, exercise and walking three kilometre daily in routine too necessary. It is suggested because of the diet intake by people of country, screening for the blood pressure must be made mandatory for all Indians over twenty five years that is only the way to prevent the major burden of cardiovascular diseases for which screening is important as the hypertension is an asymptomatic killer, and one in every four adults has high blood pressure. Heart care centers have been opened by the state governments to treat people with high blood pressure patterns that tend to be problematic and need monitoring and tweaks in treatment protocols. It is difficult to assess the blood pressure without screening because 95 percent of the patients are asymptomatic, there may be several complications like heart attack, heart failure haemorrhage , so it is necessary to know about the blood pressure risks and immediate treatments must be started if the blood pressure level has gone above 160/100 and in case of the blood pressure has gone above the range of 180/110 with symptoms of headache, dizziness and breathlessness one must admit himself in the treatment study of reason for the blood pressure increased.