Blood Pressure Experts

over 10 million lives were lost needlessly last year due to raised blood pressure. more than half of those with high blood pressure did not know they had it. their deaths were preventable. less than half of patients with hypertension have their blood pressure controlled. international data suggest that raised blood pressure is the biggest contributor to the global burden of disease and mortality. what’s more, this situation is expected to worsen in the coming decades as the global population increases and ages. today, more than one in four adults have hypertension. at present it is estimated it is estimated that 1.4 billion people worldwide have raised blood pressure. knowing this, the world heart federation and the lancet commission on hypertension highlighted the importance of improving awareness and more effective treatment of hypertension as a crucial action needed to combat this epidemic. that’s why blood pressure expert is the world’s first digital patient service dedicated t