hypertension - Haiti Observer Blog

Research conducted by Vincenzo Polsinelli, a second-year medical student at the University of Buffalo, shows that there is a frighteningly high rate in Haiti of hypertension. The study, done on 572 participants in Fontaine, revealed that 30.5 percent, or almost a third of the group is hypertensive. Hypertension is a fairly common disorder in which the blood pressure of a sufferer is higher than what would be deemed normal. Complications from this are many and varied, and it is especially dangerous because, according to the study, many of the afflicted are not aware they are hypertensive.

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